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SUMMARY:Old Norse Kennings: 'gátur skalda' (the riddles of the skalds)? -
  Dr Hannah Burrows (University of Durham)
DTSTART:20140311T180000Z
DTEND:20140311T193000Z
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CONTACT:David Baker
DESCRIPTION:To describe kennings\, the characteristic feature of Old Norse
  skaldic diction\, as ‘riddling’ or ‘riddle-like’ is common and he
 lpful. But to what extent are kennings actually like Old Norse riddles? Ap
 propriately enough\, the small corpus of Old Norse gátur (riddles) remain
 s shrouded in mystery: where do they come from? What are they for? In this
  paper\, I will probe the kenning-riddle comparison in the context of the 
 Old Norse riddle corpus (rather than in terms of the use of the modern Eng
 lish word) to see exactly where the similarities lie\, and whether this ca
 n shed any light on the composition and function of the Old Norse riddles.
  In turn\, I hope to provide a new perspective on the mental processes inv
 olved in the composition and comprehension of kennings\, the artistry invo
 lved in each figure\, and the conceptions of the world they reveal.
LOCATION:Parlour\, Magdalene College
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