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Representations of shapeshifters are prominent in medieval culture
and they are particularly abundant in the vernacular literatures of
the societies around the North Sea. Some of the figures in these
stories remain well known in later folklore and often even in
modern media, such as werewolves, dragons, berserkir and
bird-maidens. Incorporating studies about Old English, Norse,
Latin, Irish, and Welsh literature, this collection of essays marks
an important new contribution to the study of medieval
shapeshifters. Each essay highlights how shapeshifting cannot be
studied in isolation, but intersects with many other topics, such
as the supernatural, monstrosity, animality, gender and identity.
Contributors to Shapeshifters in Medieval North Atlantic Literature
come from different intellectual traditions, embracing a
multidisciplinary approach combining influences from literary
criticism, history, philology, and anthropology.
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