... between Christianity and paganism. The chapter also explores how the notions of monotheism and the conception of monstrosity worked in tandem in an effort to maintain a firm moral framework. fate wyrd Hildebrandslied migration period heroic legendary tradition Nibelungenlied Christianity and paganism...

... the need for a moral framework capable of comprehending the disillusionment that lurks behind any cult of beauty and strength in a capricious and uncertain world. His chosen escape would eventually be the adoption of a severe and uncompromising version of Orthodox Christianity. Before that, however, he...