L'Analisi Linguistica e Letteraria

Year 26 No. 1 (2018): Issue 1/2018
Articles

The Norwegian Rune Poem in context: structure, style and imagery

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  • Veronka Szőke

Published 04/10/2018

Keywords

  • Norwegian Rune Poem,
  • Sólarljóð,
  • Málsháttakvæði,
  • runic lore

How to Cite

Veronka Szőke, V. S. (2018). The Norwegian Rune Poem in context: structure, style and imagery. L’Analisi Linguistica E Letteraria, 26(1), 27. Retrieved from https://www.analisilinguisticaeletteraria.eu/index.php/ojs/article/view/126
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Abstract

The Norwegian Rune Poem has often been evaluated negatively because of an overall impression of a lack of coherence and cohesion. Analysis of the poem against the background of wisdom tradition has allowed a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in its composition. The article considers the poem in parallel with Sólarljóð and Málsháttakvæði – two poetic works deriving from the same cultural context – and aims to further analise the poem’s structure and illuminate aspects of its imagery.

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