Sainthood, Scriptoria, and Secular Erudition in Medieval and Early Modern Scandinavia: Essays in Honour of Kirsten Wolf (ACTA Scandinavica, 13)

While medieval Iceland has long been celebrated and studied for its rich tradition of vernacular literature, in recent years attention has increasingly been paid to other areas of Old Norse-Icelandic scholarship, in particular the production of hagiographical and religious literature. At the same time, a similar renaissance has arisen in other fields, in particular Old Norse-Icelandic paleography, philology, and manuscript studies, thanks to the development of the so-called 'new philology', and its impact on our understanding of manuscripts. Central to these developments has been the scholarship of Kristen Wolf, one of the foremost authorities in the fields of Old Norse-Icelandic hagiography, biblical literature, paleography, codicology, textual criticism, and lexicography, who is the honorand of this volume. Taking Prof. Wolf's own research interests as its inspiration, this volume takes an unprecedented interdisciplinary approach to the theme of Sainthood, Scriptoria, and Secular Erudition in Medieval and Early Modern Scandinavia in order both to celebrate Wolf's profound career, and to illustrate the many ways in which these seemingly different fields overlap and converse with each other in important and productive ways. From sculpture to sagas, and from skaldic verse to textual editions and the translation of hitherto unpublished works, the contributions gathered here offer new and important insights into our knowledge of medieval and early modern Scandinavian literature, history, and culture. This Festschrift seeks to honor Kirsten Wolf, an internationally renowned scholar in the field of Old Norse-Icelandic studies, on the occasion of her sixtieth birthday in November 2019.00While medieval Iceland has long been celebrated and studied for its rich tradition of vernacular literature, in recent years attention has increasingly been paid to other areas of Old Norse-Icelandic scholarship, in particular the production of hagiographical and religious literature. At the same time, a similar renaissance has arisen in other fields, in particular Old Norse-Icelandic paleography, philology, and manuscript studies, thanks to the development of the so-called ?new philology?, and its impact on our understanding of manuscripts. Central to these developments has been the scholarship of Kristen Wolf, one of the foremost authorities in the fields of Old Norse-Icelandic hagiography, biblical literature, paleography, codicology, textual criticism, and lexicography, who is the honorand of this volume.00Taking Prof. Wolf?s own research interests as its inspiration, this volume takes an unprecedented interdisciplinary approach to the theme of 'Sainthood, Scriptoria, and Secular Erudition in Medieval and Early Modern Scandinavia' in order both to celebrate Wolf?s profound career, and to illustrate the many ways in which these seemingly different fields overlap and converse with each other in important and productive ways. From sculpture to sagas, and from skaldic verse to textual editions and the translation of hitherto unpublished works, the contributions gathered here offer new and important insights into our knowledge of medieval and early modern Scandinavian literature, history, and culture While medieval Iceland has long been celebrated and studied for its rich tradition of vernacular literature, in recent years attention has increasingly been paid to other areas of Old Norse-Icelandic scholarship, in particular the production of hagiographical and religious literature. At the same time, a similar renaissance has arisen in other fields, in particular Old Norse-Icelandic paleography, philology, and manuscript studies, thanks to the development of the so-called 'new philology', and its impact on our understanding of manuscripts. Central to these developments has been the scholarship of Kirsten Wolf, one of the foremost authorities in the fields of Old Norse-Icelandic hagiography, biblical literature, paleography, codicology, textual criticism, and lexicography, who is the honorand of this volume. Taking Prof. Wolf's own research interests as its inspiration, this volume takes an unprecedented interdisciplinary approach to the theme of Sainthood, Scriptoria, and Secular Erudition in Medieval and Early Modern Scandinavia in order both to celebrate Wolf's profound career, and to illustrate the many ways in which these seemingly different fields overlap and converse with each other in important and productive ways. From sculpture to sagas, and from skaldic verse to textual editions and the translation of hitherto unpublished works, the contributions gathered here offer new and important insights into our knowledge of medieval and early modern Scandinavian literature, history, and culture Front Matter 1 Figures 11 Dario Bullitta and Natalie M. Van Deusen. Introduction 31 Pictorial and Sculptural Sainthood 43 Thomas A. DuBois. In Hand and Underfoot 45 Marianne Kalinke. Pictorial Hagiography 65 MedievalSainthood 83 Ásdís Egilsdóttir. Miracles and Emotions in Old Norse-Icelandic Literature 85 Margaret Cormack. St Cecilia’s Icelandic Miracles in Holm Perg 2 fol. 101 Jón Viðar Sigurðsson. St Michael 115 The Sagas of Guðmundr the Good 131 Gottskálk Jensson. The Evidence for the Lost *Vita et miracula Godemundi boni of Brother Arngrímr 133 Shaun F. D. Hughes. Who Is Selkolla and What Is She? 171 Spiritual Readings 193 Siân E. Grønlie. Frá því er Guð freistaði Abraham 195 Dario Bullitta. A Þingeyrar Book for Spiritual Ascent 213 Skaldic Poetry 241 Russell Poole. The Danish Tongue on Skaldic Lips 243 Margaret Clunies Ross. Post-Classical Kennings 263 Martin Chase. Kennings for Poetry in Late-Medieval Icelandic Trúarkvæði 275 Secular Erudition 297 Úlfar Bragason. Sturla Þórðarson 299 Todd Michelson-Ambelang. Guðrún’s Mysterious Missing Husband 315 PostmedievalSainthood 339 Þórunn Sigurðardóttir. Helga Aradóttir in Ögur 341 Margrét Eggertsdóttir. The Once-Popular and Now-Forgotten Verónikukvæði 365 Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir. Í ástarbing 397 Natalie M. Van Deusen. A Tale of Model Women 417 Back Matter 443 "This Festschrift seeks to honor Kirsten Wolf, an internationally renowned scholar in the field of Old Norse-Icelandic studies, on the occasion of her sixtieth birthday in November 2019. Taking Prof. Wolf's own research interests as its inspiration, this volume takes an unprecedented interdisciplinary approach to the theme of Sainthood, Scriptoria, and Secular Erudition in Medieval and Early Modern Scandinavia in order both to celebrate Wolf's profound career, and to illustrate the many ways in which these seemingly different fields overlap and converse with each other in important and productive ways. From sculpture to sagas, and from skaldic verse to textual editions and the translation of hitherto unpublished works, the contributions gathered here offer new and important insights into our knowledge of medieval and early modern Scandinavian literature, history, and culture."-- Provided by publisher