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Attitude towards death in Old Norse literature and in its modern adaptations
Bejdl, Tadeáš ; Novotná, Marie (advisor) ; Nešporová, Olga (referee)
This diploma thesis discusses the attitude towards death found in Old Norse literature. Emphasis is placed on primary sources and information from them. The work should show the reader what attitudes which is related to death appeared in Old Norse literature and how they were subsequently preserved in modern adaptations. The work analyzes three different primary sources - The Icelander's sagas (family sagas), Legendary sagas and modern adaptations based on Old Norse literature. Key words: Old Norse Literature, Modern adaptation, Death, Suicide, Afterlife
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Reflexion of the Norse Discovery of America
Novotná, Markéta ; Starý, Jiří (advisor) ; Polách, Vladimír (referee)
The thesis focuses on the reflection of the discovery of America by the Norsemen, and does so in three steps. Firstly, the approach to and the significance of the Norse voyages to America in the medieval materials, and especially in the Vinland sagas, are presented. This part is accompanied by a general introduction into the sagas. Secondly, the situation in the 19th century is introduced. In this period a lot of scientific works as well as works of art aiming at the Norse voyages to the New continent arose. The factors that led to this increased interest are explored, e.g. national movement in Scandinavia. Thirdly, the contemporary reflexion of the Norse discovery of America is analyzed (particularly its influence on works of art, society, politics and scientific research). The methodology used in this thesis is discourse analysis, which points out to the changing reflexion of the given topic.
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Concept of body in Old Norse literature
Novotná, Marie ; Komárek, Stanislav (advisor) ; Horáček, Ivan (referee) ; Starý, Jiří (referee)
This work attempts to outline concepts associated with body in the Old Norse literature. As the word for the body (líkamr) as well as the term for an incorporeal soul (sál) do not occur in the Old Norse literature until the translated Christian works and cannot therefore be used as markers, two areas closely connected with the concept of body have been chosen for the research: shifting of shape (hamr) and somatic expressions of emotions. In the first area, i.e. phenomena associated with shape-shifting, contexts of all (113) occurrences of radix ham- in the Old Norse literature are analysed in order to describe the semantical field of this root. Within the themes that have appeared in the material (i.e. shape-shifting related to flying, battle frenzy and magic), occurrences are ordered on an axis from those where the form (hamr) is considered to be holistic to those where just the form of body or soul is described. In this context, it is important to mention the proximity of man and animal in the Germanic environment, as shape-shifting is often related to an animal and thus points to the limits of human identity. In the second area, i.e. somatic expressions of emotions, we can also find cases where the mental and the physical area intersect and the boundaries between diseases and emotions are not...
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John Lindow. Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001 (chap. "Introduction - The Historical Background").
Vidner, Přemysl Michal ; Tobrmanová, Šárka (advisor) ; Eliáš, Petr (referee)
The bachelor's thesis consists of two parts. The former is a Czech translation of the part of a chapter named 'The Historical Background' of the title 'Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs' by John Lindow. The latter part is a commentary of the translation. The commentary is comprised of translation analysis of the source text, characterization of the chosen translation method, and characterization of the encountered translation problems. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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John Lindow. Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001 (chap. "Introduction - The Historical Background").
Vidner, Přemysl Michal ; Tobrmanová, Šárka (advisor) ; Eliáš, Petr (referee)
The bachelor's thesis consists of two parts. The former is a Czech translation of the part of a chapter named 'The Historical Background' of the title 'Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs' by John Lindow. The latter part is a commentary of the translation. The commentary is comprised of a translation analysis of the source text, characterization of the chosen translation method, and characterization of the encountered translation problems.
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Reflexion of the Norse Discovery of America
Novotná, Markéta ; Starý, Jiří (advisor) ; Polách, Vladimír (referee)
The thesis focuses on the reflection of the discovery of America by the Norsemen, and does so in three steps. Firstly, the approach to and the significance of the Norse voyages to America in the medieval materials, and especially in the Vinland sagas, are presented. This part is accompanied by a general introduction into the sagas. Secondly, the situation in the 19th century is introduced. In this period a lot of scientific works as well as works of art aiming at the Norse voyages to the New continent arose. The factors that led to this increased interest are explored, e.g. national movement in Scandinavia. Thirdly, the contemporary reflexion of the Norse discovery of America is analyzed (particularly its influence on works of art, society, politics and scientific research). The methodology used in this thesis is discourse analysis, which points out to the changing reflexion of the given topic.
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"He was a good farmer, he died in Greece." Activities of people of the Viking age and their appreciation in runic inscriptions and sagas
Podolská, Markéta ; Starý, Jiří (advisor) ; Kadečková, Helena (referee)
This thesis is an analysis of the activities of people of the Viking Age based on runic inscriptions and selected sagas of Icelanders and one kings' saga. The first chapter classifies the activities mentioned in the complete runic corpus as well as the appreciated qualities of the commemorated ones. The second part focuses on the frequency of particular activities in the Icelandic sagas. The sagas are divided into groups according to the emphasis laid on certain activities. Subsequently, the results of both analyses are set in contrast and the differences in their idealised view on the activities of the Viking Age are examined. While the runic inscriptions emphasize the Viking and trade voyages and the ability of householders, the sagas' focus is on the voyages as well as on the fights, legal disputes and feud. Although both sources par- tially correspond, they accent different aspects of reality and are mutually complementary. Keywords: Old Norse literature, Old Norse society, runic inscriptions, sagas of Icelanders, kings' sagas
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