Supernatural Sentiments: The Language of Emotion in the fornaldarsögur

Lummer, Felix; Mikaelsdóttir, Katrín Lísa L.

Supernatural Sentiments: The Language of Emotion in the fornaldarsögur

Title:	Supernatural Sentiments: The Language of Emotion in the fornaldarsögur
Author:	Lummer, Felix Mikaelsdóttir, Katrín Lísa L. 2 authors Show fewer authors
Date:	2024-05-03
Language:	English
Scope:	73-113
University/Institute:	Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland
School:	Hugvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Humanities (UI)
Department:	Íslensku- og menningardeild (HÍ) Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies (UI)
Series:	History and Art;7
Subject:	Studies of Emotions; Forníslenska; Old Norse-Icelandic Saga Literature; Emotion words; Íslenskar fornbókmenntir; Tilfinningar
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/5032
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Citation: Lummer, Felix & Katrín Lísa L. Mikaelsdóttir. 2024. "Supernatural Sentiments: The Language of Emotions in the fornaldarsögur." In Emotions of the Fringes: Feelings of the Marginalised from Late Antique to Early Modern Literature, edited by Felix Lummer, 73-113. History and Art 7. Trivent Publishing.
Abstract: The study of emotion in Old Norse-Icelandic literature has sparked considerable scholarly debate in recent years. However, little attention has been given to the emotive language of non-human beings. This contribution seeks to examine the emotional lexis associated with supernatural figures in the fornaldarsögur within the context of historical semantics. As will be shown, the function of the emotional language and its social implications will be discussed in context of the narratives, furthering the discussion of feelings of marginalised figures in medieval Icelandic literature.