medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
It's always good to hear about people who have crossed the 'arts-science
divide'.
I did it the other way. I was a Biochemist, now I am a historian (well,
sort of historian)
Anne
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Subject: Re: [M-R] Magpie imagery (WAS: Re: [M-R] FEAST - A Celebration for
the Day (February 24): the First and Second Finding(s) of the Head of St.
John the Forerunner)
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
Dr Katrina C. Attwood
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On 24 February 2015 at 17:03, John Dillon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> culture
>
> 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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