Influences of Pre-Christian Mythology and Christianity on Old Norse Poetry: A Narrative Study of Vafﾞr橳nism疝 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781580443357)

The Eddic poem Vaf r橳nism疝 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 ﾓnn to the hall of the ancient and wise giant Vaf r橳nir, where ﾓnn craftily engages his adversary in a life-or-death contest in knowledge.