3. William of Norwich in Iceland: Antisemitism Studies between Middle English and Old Norse

Richard Cole

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2020

3. William of Norwich in Iceland

Antisemitism Studies between Middle English and Old Norse

From the book Antisemitism in the North

Richard Cole

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110634822-005

Antisemitism Studies between Middle English and Old Norse

10.1515/9783110634822.

Abstract

The central concern of this article is why research on depictions of Jews was almost non-existent in Old Norse-Icelandic Studies until just a few years ago, while in the analogous field of Middle English Studies it has flourished. In addition to surveying the research culture in both disciplines, I consider tangible connections between the medieval English blood libel tradition and the Norwegian-Icelandic cultural elite, with the myth of Kvasir from Snorri Sturluson’s Prose Edda suggested as an example of how future research based on such connections might look.

3. William of Norwich in Iceland

Antisemitism Studies between Middle English and Old Norse

From the book Antisemitism in the North

Abstract

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