Influences of Pre-Christian Mythology and Christianity on Old Norse Poetry

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Influences of Pre-Christian Mythology and Christianity on Old Norse Poetry is written by Andrew McGillivray and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3110625385 (ISBN 10) and 9783110625387 (ISBN 13).

The Eddic poem Vafþrúðnismál serves as a representation of early pagan beliefs or myths and as a myth itself; the poem performs both of these functions, acting as a poetic framework and functioning as sacred myth. In this study, the author looks closely at the journey of the Norse god Óðinn to the hall of the ancient and wise giant Vafþrúðnir, where Óðinn craftily engages his adversary in a life-or-death contest in knowledge.