Forged with Powerful Words
A Study on the Old Norse atkvæði in Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21463375 |
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| Authors | Michael Micci (0000-0002-3669-1945, Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies, University of Iceland Reykjavik Island, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 361-385 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-26 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-7305 • E-ISSN: 1875-6719 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18756719-12340265 |
| OpenAlex | W4308428070 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The Old Norse-Icelandic literary corpus offers a rich and specific lexicon for spells, charms, magic, and other paranormal events. This article offers an etymological overview of the term atkvæði and a selection of textual occurrences in order to investigate the semantic possibilities of the term beyond the context of witchcraft. The founding hypothesis is that a careful look at atkvæði through various types of texts from different periods of time may highlight its origin in a pre-literate phase of the Old Norse-Icelandic culture where the boundaries between magic, poetry, and law-making were not as clear as the contemporary readers might reckon
Archaeology · Art · Icelandic · Lexicon · Linguistics · Literature · Old Norse · Poetry · Computer Science · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence
| Highly cited | No |
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