The Importance of Being Óðinn, or Saxo versus Snorri: the Myth as Unsolved Problem in Gesta Danorum and Heimskringla
Both in Snorri Sturluson’s Heimskringla and Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum, the origins of the dynasties ruling respectively over Norway and Denmark are referred back to mythical tales, and especially to the figure of Óðinn/Othinus. For Snorri, myth is the original cultural heritage on which the c...
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2025
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| Acesso em linha: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |