Sea monsters in Scandinavian culture : Traduction of chapters XII and XVI of the Speculum Regale
We offer a brief overview of the presence of Sea monsters in the Scandinavian cultural tradition, ending with the reference to the Speculum Regale and the translation into Spanish of its chapters XII and XVI, dedicated to the wonders of the waters of Iceland and Greenland respectively. Here we can f...
| Published in: | Riparia |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de Cádiz
2022
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/sig/article/view/8292 https://doi.org/10.25267/Riparia.2022.v8.05 |
| Summary: | We offer a brief overview of the presence of Sea monsters in the Scandinavian cultural tradition, ending with the reference to the Speculum Regale and the translation into Spanish of its chapters XII and XVI, dedicated to the wonders of the waters of Iceland and Greenland respectively. Here we can find a reference of what would later be called kraken. Se ofrece una breve panorámica de la presencia de los monstruos marinos en la tradición cultural escandinava, finalizando con la referencia al Speculum Regale y la traducción al castellano de sus capítulos XII y XVI, dedicados a las maravillas de las aguas de Islandia y de Groenlandia respectivamente, y donde se encuentra una noticia de lo que luego sería denominado el kraken. |
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