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Dr. Timothy Liam Waters
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Charles University || Ph.D. in Scandinavian Languages and Literatures & Medieval Studies || Literary Materialist approaches in Old Norse || Professional Kolbítr.
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July 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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www.academia.edu/130331456/Th...
The Double-Edged Paradox: Literary Materialism and Cursed Swords in the Fornaldarsögur
[English]: This chapter explores literary materialism in the context of magical swords in three Old Norse fornaldarsögur—Þiðreks saga af Bern, Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, and Völsunga saga. It focuses ...
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July 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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This was a really fascinating read. I’ve taught the section on the Rus’ many times to my students for its information regarding “Viking” funeral practices. I’ll definitely be doing more to paint the far more global picture your explanation provides going forward!
December 15, 2024 at 12:34 AM