Odin’s Ways: A Guide to the Pagan God in Medieval Literature

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction
	Notes
Chapter 2: The Reception of Odin in Research
	2.1 The Earliest Research
	2.2 The Earliest Editions and Translations
		2.2.1 Ynglinga saga
		2.2.2 Stephanius’s Edition of Saxo with Commentary
		2.2.3 Resen’s Edition of the Edda
		2.2.4 Bartholin’s Antiqvitatum Danicarum libri tres
		2.2.5 The Arnamagnæan Edition of Sæmund’s Edda
		2.2.6 The Significance of Mallet
	2.3 Research in the 17th Century
	2.4 The 18th Century
		2.4.1 The Myth Theorists
		2.4.2 18th-Century Monographs on Odin
		2.4.3 Suhm’s Odin
		2.4.4 The Euhemeristic Interpretation of Odin after Suhm
	2.5 The 19th Century
		2.5.1 The Myth Theorists
		2.5.2 Odin Research of the 19th Century
		2.5.3 The Odin of the Comparativists and Folklorists
		2.5.4 From Grundtvig to Bugge
	2.6 The 20th Century
		2.6.1 The Myth Theorists
		2.6.2 Schjødt’s Division of Research Strands in Old Norse Mythology
		2.6.3 Recognition of the Christian Basis of the Sources
		2.6.4 Research on Odin in the 20th Century
		2.6.5 Tendencies in the Interpretations of Odin
	2.7 The Lesson of Research History – The Method of the Investigation
	Notes
Chapter 3: Excursus: The Vocabulary of “Myth” in an Old Norse/Icelandic Context
	Notes
Chapter 4: Odin and the Roman Gods in Latin Texts and Old Norse/Icelandic Translations
	4.1 Germanic Gods in Latin Texts
	4.2 The Division of Tongues
	4.3 Odin in Old Norse/Icelandic Translations
	Notes
Chapter 5: The Ecclesiastical Explanations of Paganism
	Notes
Chapter 6: Odin in Various Old Norse/Icelandic Genres
	6.1 Odin in Icelandic Hagiography
	6.2 Odin in the Sagas of Icelanders ( Íslendingasögur)
	Notes
Chapter 7: Odin in the Contemporary Saga Sturlunga saga
	Notes
Chapter 8: Odin in the Courtly Romances ( riddarasögur)
	Notes
Chapter 9: Odin in Kings’ Sagas ( konungasögur)
	9.1 Odin in the Sagas about Olaf Tryggvason
		9.1.1 Odin in Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta
		9.1.2 Odin in the Flateyjarbók Redaction of Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta
	9.2 Odin in Flateyjarbók’s Óláfs saga helga en mesta
	9.3 Odin in Bǫglunga saga
	9.4 Summary
	Notes
Chapter 10: Odin in the Legendary Sagas ( fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda)
	10.1 Odin in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks
	10.2 Odin in Vǫlsunga saga
	10.3 Odin in Skjǫldunga saga
	10.4 Odin in Hrólfs saga kraka
	10.5 Odin in Gautreks saga
	10.6 Odin in Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka
	10.7 Odin in Ǫrvar-Odds saga
	10.8 Odin in Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana
	10.9 Odin in the Remaining Legendary Sagas
	10.10 Summary
	Notes
Chapter 11: Odin in Skaldic Poetry
	11.1 Odin as an Active Character in the Skaldic Poems
	11.2 Odin in Kennings and Kennings for Odin
	11.3 Summary
	Notes
Chapter 12: Odin in the Gesta Danorum
	12.1 The Transmission of the Gesta Danorum
	12.2 The Sources of the Gesta Danorum
		12.2.1 The Gesta Danorum ’s Objectives and Use of Sources
	12.3 The Portrayal of Odin in the Gesta Danorum
	12.4 Saxo’s Odin: A Depiction on Two Levels
		12.4.1 Saxo’s Discussion of Idols
		12.4.2 Saxo’s Christianized Odin
		12.4.3 The Statue of Odin
		12.4.4 The War between Gods and People and the Rinda Affair
		12.4.5 Hermetic Influence on Saxo’s Depiction of Odin?
		12.4.6 Odin – Friend of the Danes
		12.4.7 Odin’s Minor Roles in the Gesta Danorum
		12.4.8 Odin – The Enemy of the Danes
		12.4.9 Odin’s Appearance under an Alternative Name
	12.5 Summary
	Notes
Chapter 13: Odin in Ynglinga saga
	13.1 The Transmission of Ynglinga saga
	13.2 The Sources of Ynglinga saga ’s Introduction about Ancient Times
	13.3 Odin in Ynglinga saga
	13.4 The Odin of the Ynglings: A Figure Akin to Legendary Sagas
	13.5 Intermediate Conclusions
		13.5.1 Odin’s Shamanistic Traits
		13.5.2 The Devilish Odin
		13.5.3 Odin and Mimir’s Head – A Devilish Magician
	13.6 Ynglinga saga ’s Euhemerism
	13.7 Odin after Odin’s Death
	13.8 Summary
	Notes
Chapter 14: Odin in Snorri’s Edda
	14.1 The Transmission of Snorri’s Edda
	14.2 The Sources of Snorri’s Edda
		14.2.1 The Author of the Prologue
		14.2.2 The Sources of the Prologue
		14.2.3 The Genealogy of the Prologue
		14.2.4 The Sources of Gylfaginning and Skáldskaparmál
		14.2.5 The Use of Eddic and Skaldic Poetry
	14.3 The Edda ’s Learned Milieu
	14.4 The Depiction of Odin in the Edda
	14.5 The Odin of Snorri’s Edda : A Depiction with Several Contexts
		14.5.1 Odin in the Prologue’s Christian Context
		14.5.2 The Epilogue of Skáldskaparmál : An Allegorical Interpretation of Odin
		14.5.3 Odin as All-father
		14.5.4 The God Odin as an Eddic Warlord
		14.5.5 Skáldskaparmál ’s God of Poetry
		14.5.6 Odin – The Main Character of the Edda ?
	14.6 Summary
	Notes
Chapter 15: Odin in the Eddic Poems
	15.1 The Transmission of the Eddic Poems
		15.1.1 Codex Regius
		15.1.2 The Eddic Poems Outside of R and A
	15.2 The Codex Regius: Objective and Use
	15.3 Odin in the Eddic Poems
		15.3.1 Odin in Vǫluspá in the Codex Regius
		15.3.2 Odin in Hauksbók’s Vǫluspá
		15.3.3 Odin in Vǫluspá ’s Strophes in Snorri’s Edda
		15.3.4 Vǫluspá ’s Odin – The Initiator of the Story
			15.3.4.1 Excursus about Odin in Baldrs Draumar, Hyndluljóð, and Hrafnagaldur Óðins / Forspjallsljóð
				Odin in Baldrs draumar
				Odin in Baldrs Draumar – The Initiator of The Story
				Odin in Hyndluljóð
				Hyndluljóð ’s Odin – The Mortal God
				Odin in Hrafnagaldur Óðins / Forspjallsljóð
		15.3.5 Odin in Hávamál
		15.3.6 Hávamál ’s Odin – An Advisor for Humans?
		15.3.7 Odin in Vafþrúðnismál
		15.3.8 Vafþrúðnismál’s Odin – The Unknown, Knowledgable Guest
		15.3.9 Odin in Grímnismál
		15.3.10 Grímnismál ’s Odin – God of Kings
		15.3.11 Odin in Skírnismál
		15.3.12 Odin in Hárbarðsljóð
		15.3.13 Hárbarðsljóð ’s Odin – A Warrior and Seducer
		15.3.14 Odin in the Remaining Mythological Poems in R
		15.3.15 Odin in Lokasenna
		15.3.16 Odin in the Heroic Poems of the Codex Regius
		15.3.17 The God of Heroes
	15.4 Summary
		15.4.1 Wisdom Poetry and the senna Poems
	15.5 The Reception of Eddic Poetry in the Icelandic Middle Ages
	Notes
Chapter 16: Conclusion
Bibliography
	Abbreviations
	Manuscripts
	Editions/Translations
	Secondary Literature
Manuscript Index
Index of Names and Placenames