Beware of the Elf! A Note on the Evolving Meaning of Álfar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8932378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ármann Jakobsson (0000-0002-4822-1684, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-223 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.2015.1023511 |
| OpenAlex | W1483092498 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article addresses the changing meaning of the word álfr (plural álfar) in Norse-Icelandic from the Middle Ages to the present day and notes that, contrary to the myth of a continuity in the Icelandic belief in elves propagated by popular journalism, this belief is framed within different paradigms of thought in different times
Art · Epistemology · Icelandic · Journalism · Linguistics · Literature · Meaning (existential · Media studies · Mythology · Plural · Sociology · Classics · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |