{"product_id":"old-norse-images-of-women-jenny-jochens-9780812233582","title":"Old Norse Images of Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorking from the Poetic Edda, the Prose Edda, and Old Norse prose narratives and laws, Jenny Jochens argues for an underlying cultural continuum of a pagan pantheon and a set of heroic figures shared by the Germanic tribes in Europe, Britain, Scandinavia, and Iceland from A.D. 500 to 1500. \u003ci\u003eOld Norse Images of Women\u003c\/i\u003e explores the female half of this legacy, which involves images both divine and human. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a society marked by sharp gender divisions, women were frequently portrayed as one of four conventional types. The warrior woman was exemplified by the valkyrie, sheildmaiden, or maiden king. The wise woman was a prophetess or sorceress. The avenger is best seen in Gudrun, whose focus of revenge shifted from husband to brothers. Last, there were the whetters or inciters, who appear both in the Continental setting as Brynhildr and as ubiquitous figures in medieval Icelandic literature, ranging from Norwegian queens to humble milkmaids.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Jochens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0812233581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812233582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Jenny Jochens","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947278532863,"sku":"9780812233582","price":84.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_adf5ab12-ef4d-4e2e-acfb-7993afec1452.jpg?v=1681517772","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/old-norse-images-of-women-jenny-jochens-9780812233582","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}