Dreams in Old Norse Literature
Georgia Kelchner
Dreams in Old Norse Literature is the outcome of intensive research conducted by Georgia Kelchner over the course of seven years at Cambridge. Kelchner’s landmark work examines the role of dreams in the Icelandic Sagas and other Old Norse literature, as well as various sources of ancient Scandinavian folklore. Of particular note is how the concept of dreams evolved with the advent of Christianity, with Kelchner noting parallels and changes in later post-conversion folklore to further inform an understanding of the importance of dreams to the pre-conversion Norse.