22. Eddic poems performed as drama? Interview with Terry Gunnell

from Tru og meining i gammal tid · host Eldar Heide

The Eddic poems are our best source for Old Norse mythology. But how were they performed? Were they just sung or recited, or could some of them have been performed as drama? Terry Gunnell believes the answer is "yes" and in this episode he tells us why. Gunnell is professor of folkloristics at the University of Iceland. - Recorded in Prague 25. November 2022.

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