not very st. patrick's

[veritty]

We had a colloquium (is that how you call it?) in uni on Scandinavian epos (by the way, I find that there's no nice English term for a Russian word, so I'm gonna use... kind of... the same word), which was awesome. All the tales and the sagas, ah

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[serpens_volucre]

Great! I remember the same colloquium, but we discussed rather symbolical then historical aspect of myth... Who can distinguish it, though. =) I made a report about some ambiguities in texts of the eddic poems, if i'am not mistaken. I wish we had read the Professor's lectures too.

And what's your actual professor's name?

[veritty]

Oh, we discussed some symbols, too... I think. We probably focus on the themes and motifs the most. Things that later show up in literature all over the world. It's all rather interwoven, yes. XD
And yes, I did mention some ambiguities too; quite a large amount is touched upon in the commentary of The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun (most of it being polished or eliminated by Tolkien in his own version).
I was quite blazed by the topic! a wonderful opportunity, really.

Oh, it's Svetlakova, of course. :D

[serpens_volucre]

Okay, i see, that's how new mad philologists are born. =)

Of course, it is) We had another professor, but i've heard a lot about Svetlakova. Wish you the fascinating studies! ;)