Women in Old Norse literature : bodies, words, and power /
Fridriksdottir, Johanna Katrin,1980-
New York : Palgrave Macmillan,
2013.
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-187) and index.
Introduction -- Women speaking -- Women and magic -- Monstrous women -- Royal and aristocratic women -- The female ruler -- Conclusion.
Old Norse literature
Women in literature.
Goddesses in literature.
Mythology, Norse.
Women