The Völsung Ballads from the Faroe Islands
This volume presents a collection of the Faroese ballads about the Völsung hero Sjúrður, the pre-eminent dragon-slaying hero of the Germanic Middle Ages, in English translation accompanied by the Faroese original. The ballads show that far from being culturally isolated, the Faroe Islands were an in...
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| description | This volume presents a collection of the Faroese ballads about the Völsung hero Sjúrður, the pre-eminent dragon-slaying hero of the Germanic Middle Ages, in English translation accompanied by the Faroese original. The ballads show that far from being culturally isolated, the Faroe Islands were an integral part of the Germanic storytelling tradition in the Middle Ages and later. The in-depth introduction explores the Faroese storytelling tradition as preserved in the ballads, which are still danced and performed today, and highlights the vibrancy of the tradition in contemporary culture. The publication and research history of the Faroese ballads is outlined, and summaries of each ballad are provided. These translations are an essential resource for anybody interested in medieval heroic literature. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1578952025-05-07T07:15:30Z The Völsung Ballads from the Faroe Islands Leslie-Jacobsen, Helen F. Nolsøe Jacobsen, Mortan Oral tradition; folk poetry; Germanic storytelling; This volume presents a collection of the Faroese ballads about the Völsung hero Sjúrður, the pre-eminent dragon-slaying hero of the Germanic Middle Ages, in English translation accompanied by the Faroese original. The ballads show that far from being culturally isolated, the Faroe Islands were an integral part of the Germanic storytelling tradition in the Middle Ages and later. The in-depth introduction explores the Faroese storytelling tradition as preserved in the ballads, which are still danced and performed today, and highlights the vibrancy of the tradition in contemporary culture. The publication and research history of the Faroese ballads is outlined, and summaries of each ballad are provided. These translations are an essential resource for anybody interested in medieval heroic literature. 2025-03-28T06:44:51Z 2025-03-28T06:44:51Z 2025-03-27T08:41:14Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/100375 9781802700428 9781802703313 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/157895 eng Foundations open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100375/1/9781802703306.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100375/8/9781802703306.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100375/8/9781802703306.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100375/8/9781802703306.pdf Arc Humanities Press 10.1353/book.131012 10.1353/book.131012 f13fc637-eaa8-4720-b1fa-dafaccb9c6d2 9781802700428 9781802703313 224 Leeds open access |
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| topic | Oral tradition; folk poetry; Germanic storytelling; |
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