Uniwersyteckie Czasopisma NaukoweGraeco-Roman Metaphor of Human Fate as a Fabric Woven and Thread Spun by Supernatural Beings in Medieval Icelandic Contexts
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https://doi.org/10.26881/ss.2022.26.05Słowa kluczowe:
metaphor, fate, Old Icelandic literature, Latin literatureAbstrakt
This article offers an analysis of the Old Icelandic use of the weaving and spinning of fate metaphor, which projects the patterns of the practices of weaving and spinning on the notion of fate. The study aims primarily at reviewing the Latin provenance of this metaphor in the Old Icelandic literature, and examining the probability of the transfer of this metaphor through the reception of ancient Roman literature in medieval Iceland.
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