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- Title
The Construction of Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka: A Case of Typological Thinking in Early Old Norse Prose.
- Authors
Antonsson, Haki
- Abstract
The article focuses on construction of Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka with interest in this brief tale of honesty, courage, and persistence is easy to understand. It mentions narrative features that have attracted relatively scant scholarly attention and saga writers applied a specific narrative device that ultimately originates in typological thinking. It also mentions legend explains how the Icelandic bishop-elect successfully negotiated with the secular leader of Christendom.
- Subjects
OLD Norse literature; COURAGE; NARRATIVES; BISHOPS; SECULARISM
- Publication
Scandinavian Studies, 2018, Vol 90, Issue 4, p485
- ISSN
0036-5637
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5406/scanstud.90.4.0485