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D’verse – Kennings – the metaphor of Skalds – Crone

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Michael

A kenning is a very brief metaphoric phrase or compound word and it means “to know” (derived from Icelandic, but exist in many other languages like Swedish and German). It was used extensively in Old Norse (later Icelandic) and Anglo … Continue reading →

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