Nordic folklore in the Passio Olavi: A possible story of bergtagning in the hagiographic legend about Saint Óláfr
The miracle n. 39 of the Passio Olavi, a 12th-century hagiographic legend, tells the story of a Norwegian woodcutter who is attracted by two beautiful women into a cave, where he finds a throng of feasters and merrymakers. However, when the young man refuses the offers of food and drink, the scene s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Morcelliana
2021
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
Year: 2021, Volume: 87, Issue: 1, Pages: 264-284 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Passio Olavi
/ Rapture
/ Mountain
/ Germanic peoples
/ Mythology
/ Reinterpretation
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| RelBib Classification: | BD Ancient European religions CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations CD Christianity and Culture KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KCD Hagiography; saints |
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Agiografia
B Demonology B Church B Óláfr il Santo B Norway B bergtagning B Folklore B Norvegia B Hagiography B Óláfr the Saint B Loggers |