Institute for Medieval Studies

Session	602
Title	Emotions on the Fringes, II: Emotions of Supernatural Beings and Divinities in Literature
Date/Time	Tuesday 5 July 2022: 11.15-12.45
Organiser	Felix Lummer, Independent Scholar, Reykjavík
Moderator/Chair	Aaron Sheldon, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York
Paper 602-a	Toirsech / fortrén: Depictions of Emotion Surrounding Interspecies Transformation in Medieval Irish Literature (Language: English) Roan Runge, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge Index Terms: Language and Literature - Celtic; Language and Literature - Comparative
Paper 602-b	'Dvergunum leizt ok vel á Freyju': The Language of Supernatural Emotions in the Fornaldarsögur (Language: English) Felix Lummer, Independent Scholar, Reykjavík Index Terms: Language and Literature - Comparative; Language and Literature - Scandinavian
Paper 602-c	Anger and the Gods in Íslendingasögur (Language: English) George C. Manning, Faculty of English / St Anne's College & St Hilda's College, University of Oxford Index Terms: Language and Literature - Comparative; Language and Literature - Scandinavian
Abstract	This panel is devoted to emotions portrayed by supernatural concepts and deities in Medieval Irish and Old Norse literature, in order to cast a light on these oft-marginalised figures. Runge's paper examines four figures of Medieval Irish literature that undergo human and animal transformations and how they are reflected in their emotions. Lummer's paper is a lexical examination of the emotional inventory of Old Norse supernatural concepts in the fornaldarsögur. Manning's paper discusses godly anger in the Íslendingasögur, specifically investigating characters who are subjected to this rage and noting the manifestations of it in ecological events as well as dreams.