The Sea Kings of the North: Scandinavian Scotland in Nineteenth Century Literature
Scotland’s relationship with the sea is partly defined by links with seafaring Nordic neighbours. Scandinavia is an appealing example of modernity today, but the influence of Viking invasions on Scottish coastal regions has remained a source of intrigue in the popular imagination since the Viking Re...
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| Argitaratua izan da: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises, |
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| Formatua: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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Études écossaises
2017
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| Sarrera elektronikoa: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Gaia: | Scotland’s relationship with the sea is partly defined by links with seafaring Nordic neighbours. Scandinavia is an appealing example of modernity today, but the influence of Viking invasions on Scottish coastal regions has remained a source of intrigue in the popular imagination since the Viking Revival. Scottish writers contributed to this Victorian trend, with Laing’s translation of Heimskringla, and Ballantyne’s novel Erling the Bold. British writers noted similarities between Scotland and the Scandinavian countries, including features like landscape, character and language. This link also appears in Scandinavian writing, such as HC Andersen’s depiction of a Scottish seascape, and Bjørnson’s Maria
Stuart i Skottland. This paper will examine the construction of a shared Scottish and Scandinavian landscape mythology through literature and cultural commentary. |
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