Mikael Meuller Males

• Males, Mikael Meuller (2024). Approaches to Dating the Poetry in the Sagas of Icelanders. Scripta Islandica: Isländska sällskapets årsbok. ISSN 0582-3234. 74, p. 81–102.
• Males, Mikael Meuller (2023). The Dating of Bragi's Poetry. Medioevo europeo. ISSN 2532-6856. 7(2), p. 63–77.
• Males, Mikael Meuller (2023). The Earliest Old Norse Metrics. Filologia Germanica. ISSN 2036-8992. 15, p. 121–144. Show summary

  This article explores Old Norse metrical developments in the ninth century, focusing on the only securely datable evidence we have: the Rök stanza and Bragi’s poetry. It reveals a greater degree of continuity between the two than scholars have previously assumed, and it clarifies fundamental dynamics in the emergence of dróttkvætt that have hitherto been impeded by an unwarranted analytical dichotomy. It also presents the first detailed metrical analysis of the Rök stanza, specifying how far its form has proceeded from the shared Germanic one towards later, specifically Old Norse forms. While Bragi’s metrical practices are usually grouped together with those of other early poets, this article also clarifies how he differs from these in ways that are most plausibly explained by the fact that he represents the earliest attested stage of dróttkvætt poetry

• Males, Mikael Meuller (2023). Textual criticism and Old Norse philology. Studia Neophilologica. ISSN 0039-3274. doi: 10.1080/00393274.2023.2205888. Full text in Research Archive
• Males, Mikael Meuller (2022). Irish Influence on Late Norse Paganism: The Leviathan and the Miðgarðsormr. Peritia: Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland. ISSN 0332-1592. 33, p. 159–188. doi: 10.1484/J.PERIT.5.131903.
• Males, Mikael Meuller (2022). Hear No Sievers, See No Sievers: Metrics and the Eddic Commentary Tradition. Neophilologus: An International Journal of Modern and Mediaeval Language and Literature. ISSN 0028-2677. doi: 10.1007/s11061-022-09747-4.
• Males, Mikael Meuller (2021). Gylfaginning: Poetic Sources and the Structure of the Archetype. Saga-Book. ISSN 0305-9219. 45, p. 119–150.
• Males, Mikael Meuller (2021). Imagining the Holy Land in the Old Norse World. In Aavitsland, Kristin Bliksrud & Bonde, Line M. (Ed.), Tracing the Jerusalem code : Volume 1 : The holy city Christian cultures in medieval Scandinavia (ca. 1100–1536). Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter). ISSN 9783110634853. p. 455–475. doi: 10.1515/9783110639438-022. Full text in Research Archive
• Males, Mikael Meuller (2021). Kan fornisländskans rúnar betyda “bokstäver”? Scripta Islandica: Isländska sällskapets årsbok. ISSN 0582-3234. 72, p. 127–136. Full text in Research Archive
• Males, Mikael (2020). Fóstbrœðra saga: A Missing Link? Gripla. ISSN 1018-5011. 31, p. 71–102.
• Males, Mikael (2020). Form. In Bampi, Massimiliano; Larrington, Carolyne & Rikhardsdottir, Sif (Ed.), A Critical Companion to Old Norse Literary Genre. Boydell & Brewer. ISSN 9781843845645. p. 61–72. doi: 10.1017/9781787447851.005. Show summary

  We cannot read literary works without making use of the concept of genre. In Old Norse studies, genre has been central to the categorisation, evaluation and understanding of medieval prose and poetry alike; yet its definition has been elusive and its implications often left unexplored. This volume opens up fundamental questions about Old Norse genre in theory and in practice. It offers an extensive range of theoretical approaches, investigating and critiquing current terms and situating its arguments within early Scandinavian and Icelandic oral-literary and manuscript contexts. It maps the ways in which genre and form engage with key thematic areas within the literary corpus, noting the different kinds of impact upon the genre system brought about by conversion to Christianity, the gradual adoption of European literary models, and social and cultural changes occurring in Scandinavian society. A case-study section probes both prototypical and hard-to-define cases, demonstrating the challenges that actual texts pose to genre theory in terms of hybridity, evolution and innovation. With an annotated taxonomy of Old Norse genres and an extensive bibliography, it is an indispensable resource for contemporary Old Norse-Icelandic literary studies.

• Males, Mikael (2020). Denoting the Holy in Skaldic Tradition. In Kjesrud, Karoline & Males, Mikael (Ed.), Faith & Knowledge in Late Medieval & Early Modern Scandinavia . Brepols. ISSN 9782503579009. p. 149–172. doi: 10.1484/M.KSS-EB.5.117745.
• Kjesrud, Karoline & Males, Mikael (2020). Learning the Truth. In Kjesrud, Karoline & Males, Mikael (Ed.), Faith & Knowledge in Late Medieval & Early Modern Scandinavia . Brepols. ISSN 9782503579009. p. 9–25. doi: 10.1484/M.KSS-EB.5.117739.
• Males, Mikael (2019). Introduction. In Males, Mikael (Eds.), Etymology and Wordplay in Medieval Literature. Brepols. ISSN 978-2-503-57575-9. p. 1–13.
• Males, Mikael (2019). Etymological Interpretation of Dreams in Old Icelandic Literature. In Males, Mikael (Eds.), Etymology and Wordplay in Medieval Literature. Brepols. ISSN 978-2-503-57575-9. p. 213–243. doi: 10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.5.115603.
• Males, Mikael (2019). Etymology, Wordplay, and the Truth Value of the Linguistic Sign from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. In Males, Mikael (Eds.), Etymology and Wordplay in Medieval Literature. Brepols. ISSN 978-2-503-57575-9. p. 15–43. doi: 10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.5.115596.
• Males, Mikael (2018). Pseudo-Remigius and the Old Icelandic Barbarismus: A Pilot Study. In Edzard, Lutz; Borgland, Jens Wilhelm & Hüsken, Ute (Ed.), Reading Slowly. A Festschrift for Jens E. Braarvig. Harrassowitz Verlag. ISSN 978-3-447-10964-2. p. 321–331. doi: 10.2307/j.ctvckq4dr.26.
• Males, Mikael (2017). Character, Provenance, and Use of the Icelandic Fifth Grammatical Treatise. Arkiv för nordisk filologi. ISSN 0066-7668. 132, p. 121–138. Full text in Research Archive
• Males, Mikael (2017). The Last Pagan. Journal of English and Germanic Philology (JEGP). ISSN 0363-6941. 116(4), p. 491–514. doi: 10.5406/jenglgermphil.116.4.0491.
• Males, Mikael (2017). 1100-talets pseudonyma skaldediktning: En kritisk granskning. Maal og Minne. ISSN 0024-855X. p. 1–24. Full text in Research Archive
• Males, Mikael (2016). Applied Grammatica: Conjuring up the Native Poetae. In Eriksen, Stefka Georgieva (Eds.), Intellectual Culture in Medieval Scandinavia. Brepols. ISSN 978-2-503-55307-8. p. 263–307. doi: 10.1484/m.disput-eb.5.110527.
• Males, Mikael (2015). Er Ólafur Þórðarson höfundur Eglu? Són. ISSN 1670-3723. 13, p. 173–179.
• Males, Mikael (2014). Skáldskaparmál as a Tool for Composition of Pseudonymous Skaldic Poetry. In martin, chase (Eds.), Eddic, Skaldic, and Beyond: Poetic Variety in Medieval Iceland and Norway. Fordham University Press. ISSN 978-0-8232-5781-2. p. 62–74. doi: 10.5422/fordham/9780823257812.003.0005.
• Males, Mikael (2013). Allegory in Old Norse Secular Literature: Theoretical and Methodological Challenges. Viking and Medieval Scandinavia. ISSN 1782-7183. 9, p. 99–132. doi: 10.1484/j.vms.1.103878.
• Males, Mikael (2013). The wormianus redactor: Language, faith, and truth at the middle of the fourteenth century. Arkiv för nordisk filologi. ISSN 0066-7668. p. 41–77.
• Males, Mikael (2011). Egill och Kormákr - tradering och nydiktning :. Maal og Minne. ISSN 0024-855X. p. 115–146.
• Males, Mikael (2008). Vellekla, dunhent och jónssonsk utgivning. In Johansson, Karl G.; Janson, Henrik; Magnúsdóttir, Auður; Malm, Mats & Rogström, Lena (Ed.), "Vi ska alla vara välkomna!" Nordiska studier tillägnade Kristinn Jóhannesson. Göteborgs universitet. ISSN 978-91-633-2230-3. p. 363–368.
• Males, Mikael (2006). Den avhängiga: Kvinnoförakt som förutsättning för ett enda genus på 1200-talets Island? Collegium Medievale. ISSN 0801-9282. 19, p. 65–82.

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• Males, Mikael (2020). The Poetic Genesis of Old Icelandic Literature. Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter). ISBN 978-3-11-064183-7. 353 p.
• Kjesrud, Karoline & Males, Mikael (2020). Faith & Knowledge in Late Medieval & Early Modern Scandinavia . Brepols. ISBN 9782503579009. 306 p.
• Males, Mikael (2019). Etymology and Wordplay in Medieval Literature. Brepols. ISBN 978-2-503-57575-9. 272 p.
• Males, Mikael (2017). Snorre och sagorna. De isländska källorna till vår äldre kulturhistoria. Dialogos Förlag. ISBN 978-91-7504-325-8. 160 p.

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• Males, Mikael & Downey, Clodagh (2020). What is Metre? Latin, Irish, Norse .
• Males, Mikael (2019). Irish-Norse cultural exchange and the diagnostic value of likeness.
• Males, Mikael (2019). Conceptual Frames of Icelandic Grammar c. 1150–1350.
• Males, Mikael (2019). Introduction. In Males, Mikael (Eds.), Etymology and Wordplay in Medieval Literature. Brepols. ISSN 978-2-503-57575-9. p. 1–13. doi: 10.1484/M.DISPUT-EB.5.115595.
• Males, Mikael (2018). Dating Skaldic Poetry by Content: A Viable Method?
• Males, Mikael & Furuseth, Sissel (2017). Boklunsj: Snorre och sagorna.
• Males, Mikael (2017). The Reception of Inspired Greek in the West.
• Males, Mikael (2010). Mytologi i skaldedikt, skaldedikt i prosa. En synkron analys av mytologiska referenser i medeltida norröna handskrifter. Nauka. Show summary

  I avhandlingen granskas referenser till norrøn mytologi i skaldedikt. Referenserna och skaldedikterna tolkas i sitt sammanhang, i fdrhållande till omgivande prosa i enskilda, medeltida handskrifter. Till skillnad från tidigare forskning på skaldedikt undviks rekonstruktion av dikterna, som istallet tolkas som de står i handskrifterna. Slutsatserna gåller handskrifternas samtid, 1200- och 1300-tal. Analysen visar att skaldedikt ofta fdrstods på ett mindre logiskt satt ån man i dag antar. Granskningen av de mytologiska referenserna tyder på att saften att infdrliva mytologi och hedendom i en kristen vårldsbild också de var tåmligen fria och varierande och att olika tolkningsstrategier kunde samverka. Hedendomen kunde utmålas som strukturellt lik kristendomen, eller som fdrkastlig, eller som verksam och dårfdr rationell, allt beroende på framstållningens fokus. En biprodukt av analyserna har varit att de visar att Snorri Sturlusons Edda sågs som ett anvandbart redskap for att skapa "gammal" poesi att lågga i munnen på åldre skalder.

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