Austrfararvísur and Interreligious Contacts in Conversion Age Scandinavia
SUMMARY: This article examines stanzas 4-8 of Sigvatr Þórðarson’s poem Austrfararvísur which describe the famous confrontation between the Christian skald and the inhospitable pagan inhabitants of a remote place. Rather than see the rejections of the skald as caused by the private nature of the alfa...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Univ.
2022
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Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
Year: 2022, Volume: 74, Pages: 469-489 |
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Austrfararvísur
B alfablót B Mission B Conversion B hof |
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Summary: | SUMMARY: This article examines stanzas 4-8 of Sigvatr Þórðarson’s poem Austrfararvísur which describe the famous confrontation between the Christian skald and the inhospitable pagan inhabitants of a remote place. Rather than see the rejections of the skald as caused by the private nature of the alfablót, they are understood as a symptom of the fact that the traditional religion was changing in response to the pressure exerted by the Christian mission. RESUME: Artiklen undersøger strofe 4-8 af Sigvatr Þórðarsons digt Austrfararvísur som beskriver den berømte konfrontation mellem den kristne skjald og de ugæstfri hedenske beboere på en fjerntliggende sted. Snarere end at se afvisningerne af skjalden begrundet i et alfablóts private natur, forstås de som et symptom på det forhold at den traditionelle religion var ved at forandre sig under pres fra den kristne mission. |
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ISSN: | 1904-8181 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religionsvidenskabeligt tidsskrift
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7146/rt.v74i.132116 |