Open this publication in new window or tab >>2019 (Swedish)In: Scripta Islandica: Isländska Sällskapets Årsbok, ISSN 0582-3234, E-ISSN 2001-9416, Vol. 70, p. 7-16Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Vafþrúðnismál is composed as a wisdom contest between a god and a giant. The genre itself has parallells elsewhere. Medieval literature often used the dialogue form to convey knowledge on religious matters. An influence on the eddic poem from Christian texts has been argued. Closer correspondances are found in the Indo-Iranian tradition, however. The author concludes that the framework of Vafþrúðnismál represents an ancient genre with roots in the Indo-European past.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Uppsala University - Department of Scandinavian Languages, 2019
Keywords
Vafþrúðnismál, Poetic Edda, wisdom contest, Scandinavian mythology, Odin, Avesta, Anāhitā, Veda, horse sacrifice, brahmódya-
National Category
History of Religions
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-400601 (URN)10.33063/diva-400601 (DOI)
Note
https://doi.org/10.33063/diva-400601
2019-12-302019-12-302025-02-13Bibliographically approved