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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Xuất bản năm:Marburg Journal of Religion
Những tác giả chính: Bower, Alice, Schram, Kristinn
Định dạng: Artikel (Zeitschrift)
Ngôn ngữ:Tiếng Anh
Được phát hành: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2022
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Tóm tắt: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