Bearing Dead Seals and Good Luck

Bearing Dead Seals and Good Luck Similarities Between Bears and Hidden People in Selected Icelandic Folk Legends

This paper offers an analysis of the development, transmission and reception of selected Icelandic folk legends about bears which share features in common with legends of elves (Icel. álfar) and hidden people (Icel. huldufólk). We explore the ideas, attitudes and motifs underpinning representations...

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Published in:Marburg Journal of Religion
Main Authors: Bower, Alice, Schram, Kristinn
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2022
Subjects:
Animals
Folklore
Folk belief
Narrative
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Summary:This paper offers an analysis of the development, transmission and reception of selected Icelandic folk legends about bears which share features in common with legends of elves (Icel. álfar) and hidden people (Icel. huldufólk). We explore the ideas, attitudes and motifs underpinning representations of bears in this sub-set of legends in a historical and narrative context and offer a close analysis of six selected tales. We address how narrators develop onpre-existing narrative conventions to portray the bear in a new light and touch upon the responses that these portrayals may evoke among a domestic and international audience.
DOI:10.17192/mjr.2022.24.8583

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