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Óðinn, Þórr, Loki and His Children: Old Norse Myth in Anglophone Popular Culture
Óðinn, Þórr, Loki and His Children: Old Norse Myth in Anglophone Popular Culture
This lecture will examine the ways in which three principal figures of Old Norse myth have been made to signify in recent Anglo-American culture. Exploring the figures of Óðinn, Þórr and Loki (and his monstrous children) in novels, films, TV shows and operas, I will argue that these figures are indeed, as journalists like to … Continued