The threatening wave: Norse poetry and the Scottish Isles
The poetry discussed in this paper presents a range of responses to sailing around the northern parts of the British Isles, by poets more or less familiar with these routes but also with Norway, Iceland and sea-ways much further afield. These poets use traditional forms and imagery to express the pa...
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| author | Jesch, Judith |
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| description | The poetry discussed in this paper presents a range of responses to sailing around the northern parts of the British Isles, by poets more or less familiar with these routes but also with Norway, Iceland and sea-ways much further afield. These poets use traditional forms and imagery to express the pan-Norse identity of North Britain. At the same time they also give voice to what is distinctive about this region – its communities, its rulers, its language, its landscapes and seascapes, and, most particularly, the special challenges of sailing in these waters. The Norse poetry considered here expresses the specific maritime identities of Scandinavian Scotland, using the cultural frameworks of the broader Viking diaspora. |
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| spelling | nottingham-323192020-05-04T17:31:40Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32319/ The threatening wave: Norse poetry and the Scottish Isles Jesch, Judith The poetry discussed in this paper presents a range of responses to sailing around the northern parts of the British Isles, by poets more or less familiar with these routes but also with Norway, Iceland and sea-ways much further afield. These poets use traditional forms and imagery to express the pan-Norse identity of North Britain. At the same time they also give voice to what is distinctive about this region – its communities, its rulers, its language, its landscapes and seascapes, and, most particularly, the special challenges of sailing in these waters. The Norse poetry considered here expresses the specific maritime identities of Scandinavian Scotland, using the cultural frameworks of the broader Viking diaspora. Maney Publishing Barrett, James H. Gibbon, Sarah-Jane 2016-01-18 Book Section PeerReviewed Jesch, Judith (2016) The threatening wave: Norse poetry and the Scottish Isles. In: Maritime societies of the Viking and Medieval world. Maney Publishing, Leeds, UK, pp. 320-332. ISBN 9781909662797 Norse Viking poetry ships sea maritime http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/maritime-societies-of-the-viking-and-medieval-world.html |
| spellingShingle | Norse Viking poetry ships sea maritime Jesch, Judith The threatening wave: Norse poetry and the Scottish Isles |
| title | The threatening wave: Norse poetry and the Scottish Isles |
| title_full | The threatening wave: Norse poetry and the Scottish Isles |
| title_fullStr | The threatening wave: Norse poetry and the Scottish Isles |
| title_full_unstemmed | The threatening wave: Norse poetry and the Scottish Isles |
| title_short | The threatening wave: Norse poetry and the Scottish Isles |
| title_sort | threatening wave: norse poetry and the scottish isles |
| topic | Norse Viking poetry ships sea maritime |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32319/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32319/ |