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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• Key words: poetry, textual relations, kveðskapur, rittengsl

Annotation

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

Lýsing

Tilraun til að sýna að í rússneska 12. aldar kvæðinu 'Sagan af herför Ígors' (Slovo o polku Igoreve) gæti meðal annars áhrifa frá kveðskap Egils Skallagrímssonar. Bubnov styðst við eigin túlkanir á kvæðinu og sér ýmsar hliðstæður og vísanir til kvæða Egils, svo sem Höfuðlausnar, Sonatorreks og Arinbjarnarkviðu. Einnig er sýnt fram á hliðstæður rússneska kvæðisins við eddukvæði.

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• Written by: Daria Glebova
• Icelandic translation: Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir