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Old English Wisdom Poetry (2010)
Book Chapter
Ashurst, D. (2010). Old English Wisdom Poetry. In C. Saunders (Ed.), A companion to medieval poetry (125-140). Blackwell

The chapter examines the kinds of wisdom and knowledge to be found in Old English wisdom poetry, and the kinds of aesthetic pleasure offered by works in this genre. Using the 'Old English Rune Poem' and 'Maxims II' as the main focal points but rangin... Read More about Old English Wisdom Poetry.

The Ethics of Empire in the Saga of Alexander the Great: a study based on MS AM 519a 4to. (2009)
Book
Ashurst, D. (2009). The Ethics of Empire in the Saga of Alexander the Great: a study based on MS AM 519a 4to. Bókmenntafræðistofnun Háskóla Íslands

The book argues that the ethical judgements of Alexanders saga on Alexander the Great’s imperial venture are much more positive than has sometimes been suggested, but at the same time are radically ambiguous in ways that have not previously been ackn... Read More about The Ethics of Empire in the Saga of Alexander the Great: a study based on MS AM 519a 4to..

Eddic Myth, Victorian Values: The Popularisation of Old Norse Mythology in Britain, 1837 to 1876. (2009)
Book Chapter
Ashurst, D. (2009). Eddic Myth, Victorian Values: The Popularisation of Old Norse Mythology in Britain, 1837 to 1876. In K. Schultz, & F. Heesch (Eds.), Sang an Ægir: Nordische Mythen um 1900 (45-71). Winter

The essay examines the key works that helped to popularise eddic myths in Britain during the period from Queen Victoria’s accession in 1837 to her adoption of the title Empress of India in 1876, and it relates them to the main strands of Victorian th... Read More about Eddic Myth, Victorian Values: The Popularisation of Old Norse Mythology in Britain, 1837 to 1876..

William Morris and the Volsungs (2007)
Book Chapter
Ashurst, D. (2007). William Morris and the Volsungs. In D. Clark, & C. Phelpstead (Eds.), Old Norse made new (43-61). Viking Society for Northern Research

Encyclopedic Literature: Physiognomy (2007)
Book Chapter
Ashurst, D. (2007). Encyclopedic Literature: Physiognomy. In A. Faulkes (Ed.), A new introduction to Old Norse (323-332). (4 rev. ed.). Viking Society for Northern Research

Annotated edition of a passage of physiognomic lore in Old Norse found in MS AM 435 12mo, folios 8r-13r. The notes identify corresponding passages in the Latin sources and indicate parallel or contrasting physiognomic ideas in other Old Norse texts.

Imagining Paradise (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ashurst, D., McKinnell, J., Ashurst, D., & Kick, D. (2006, June). Imagining Paradise. Presented at Thirteenth International Saga Conference

The focus of this paper will be on the lore concerning the nature and location of Paradise as represented in Old Norse texts, primarily those whose chief purpose is to inform or edify rather than to entertain. It will consider whether these texts sug... Read More about Imagining Paradise.

'Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd.’ (2005)
Book Chapter
Ashurst, D. (2005). 'Saga af Tristram ok Ísönd.’. In A. Faulkes (Ed.), A new introduction to Old Norse : reader (163-172). (3rd ed.). Viking Society for Northern Research