medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Hi John,
:)
The formulator of this (myself) is a computer scientist with a PhD in
old Norse-Icelandic Christian Poetry. There aren't many of those in
Iceland, either...
All best wishes,
Katrina
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On 24 February 2015 at 17:03, John Dillon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> On 02/24/15, Katrina Attwood wrote:
>
>> ... that old saga trope of the "travelling Icelander from the edge of
>> the word, magpie-collector of foreign words, thoughts and objects".
>
> Since magpies are not endemic to Iceland, in Icelandic contexts the metaphor is itself an import. Was the formulator of the trope in this particular form an Icelander or a foreign critic?
>
> TANnishly,
> John Dillon
>
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