Baldr and Iraj: Murdered and avenged

Emily Lyle

Baldr and Iraj: Murdered and avenged

School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

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Comparing the Old Norse myth about Baldr with the Persian Iraj story, this essay deals with methodological considerations about comparativism and structural models as heuristic tools for reconstructing ancient traditions. The essay points to common aspects of the narratives focusing on familial relationships among the gods, which are analyzed by using a two-eras model (involving old gods and young gods) focusing on murder, revenge and avengers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Old Norse Mythology-Comparative Perspectives
Subtitle of host publication	Papers from the Harvard mythology Conference October/November 2013
Editors	Jens Peter Schjødt, Pernille Hermann, Stephen A. Mitchell
Place of Publication	Cambridge, Mass.
Publisher	Harvard University Press
Pages	527-557
ISBN (Print)	9780674975699
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	Aarhus Old Norse Mythology Conference - Harvard University, United States Duration: 30 Oct 2013 → 1 Nov 2013

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Name	Publications of the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature
Number	3

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Conference	Aarhus Old Norse Mythology Conference
Country/Territory	United States
Period	30/10/13 → 1/11/13

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Lyle, E. (2017). Baldr and Iraj: Murdered and avenged. In J. P. Schjødt, P. Hermann, & S. A. Mitchell (Eds.), Old Norse Mythology-Comparative Perspectives: Papers from the Harvard mythology Conference October/November 2013 (pp. 527-557). (Publications of the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature; No. 3). Harvard University Press. https://chs.harvard.edu/chapter/emily-lyle-baldr-and-iraj-murdered-and-avenged/

Lyle, Emily. / Baldr and Iraj : Murdered and avenged. Old Norse Mythology-Comparative Perspectives: Papers from the Harvard mythology Conference October/November 2013. editor / Jens Peter Schjødt ; Pernille Hermann ; Stephen A. Mitchell. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2017. pp. 527-557 (Publications of the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature; 3).

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Lyle, E 2017, Baldr and Iraj: Murdered and avenged. in JP Schjødt, P Hermann & SA Mitchell (eds), Old Norse Mythology-Comparative Perspectives: Papers from the Harvard mythology Conference October/November 2013. Publications of the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature, no. 3, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., pp. 527-557, Aarhus Old Norse Mythology Conference, United States, 30/10/13. <https://chs.harvard.edu/chapter/emily-lyle-baldr-and-iraj-murdered-and-avenged/>

Baldr and Iraj: Murdered and avenged. / Lyle, Emily.
Old Norse Mythology-Comparative Perspectives: Papers from the Harvard mythology Conference October/November 2013. ed. / Jens Peter Schjødt; Pernille Hermann; Stephen A. Mitchell. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2017. p. 527-557 (Publications of the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature; No. 3).

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