Bubnov, N.Y. Old Russian singer Boyan and Icelandic skald

• Author: Bubnov, N.Y.
• Title: Old Russian singer Boyan and Icelandic skald Egil Skallagrimsson
• Published in: Voprosy Filosofii 12
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• Year: 2003
• Pages: 126-139
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• Reference: Bubnov, N.Y. "Old Russian singer Boyan and Icelandic skald Egil Skallagrimsson." Voprosy Filosofii 12 (2003): 126-39.

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An attempt to claim that the 12th century old Russian poem The Tale of Igor's Campaign (Slovo o polku Igoreve) was partly influenced by Egil’s Skallagrimson’s skaldic verses. Using his own readings of The Tale as a base, author finds there some parallels and references to Egil’s poems such as Head's Ransom (Höfuðlausn), The Loss of a Son (Sonatorrek) and Arinbjarnarkviða; parallels to eddic poetry are also provided.

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• Written by: Daria Glebova
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