Encounters with the Paranormal in Medieval Iceland I: Definitions and Categories

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Ármann Jakobsson

Organizer Affiliation

Háskóli Íslands

Presider Name

Miriam Mayburd

Presider Affiliation

Háskóli Íslands

Paper Title 1

Doomsday in Medieval Iceland

Presenter 1 Name

Kolfinna Jónatansdóttir

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Háskóli Íslands

Paper Title 2

Sacramental Showdowns: Catholic Priests versus Icelandic Undead

Presenter 2 Name

Kent Pettit

Presenter 2 Affiliation

St. Louis Univ.

Paper Title 3

"Cherchez (Pas) la Femme": Defining Fylgjur in Old Icelandic Literature

Presenter 3 Name

Zuzana Stankovitsová

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Háskóli Íslands

Paper Title 4

Trolling Guðmundr: Paranormal Defamation in Ljósvetninga saga

Presenter 4 Name

Yoav Tirosh

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Háskóli Íslands

Start Date

11-5-2017 1:30 PM

Session Location

Sangren 1920