Assembling a cast of friends, companions, and colleagues, this Festschrift takes the stage as a tribute to Professor Terry Gunnell’s lasting legacy in the studies of folkloristics, Old Norse mythology, and performance. The volumes represent a living script of academic discourse, presenting essays across various scholarly theatres, ranging from pre-Christian Scandinavia to contemporary folklore narratives. This Festschrift takes a bow as a celebration of Terry Gunnell’s far-reaching academic impact and intellectual generosity, bringing together critical analyses of mythological narratives, archaeological perspectives and conceptual thoughts on tradition and its transmission.

Assembling a cast of friends, companions, and colleagues, this Festschrift takes the stage as a tribute to Professor Terry Gunnell’s lasting legacy in the studies of folkloristics, Old Norse mythology, and performance. The volumes represent a living script of academic discourse, presenting essays across various scholarly theatres, ranging from pre-Christian Scandinavia to contemporary folklore narratives. This Festschrift takes a bow as a celebration of Terry Gunnell’s far-reaching academic impact and intellectual generosity, bringing together critical analyses of mythological narratives, archaeological perspectives and conceptual thoughts on tradition and its transmission.

Assembling a cast of friends, companions, and colleagues, this Festschrift takes the stage as a tribute to Professor Terry Gunnell’s lasting legacy in the studies of folkloristics, Old Norse mythology, and performance. The volumes represent a living script of academic discourse, presenting essays across various scholarly theatres, ranging from pre-Christian Scandinavia to contemporary folklore narratives. This Festschrift takes a bow as a celebration of Terry Gunnell’s far-reaching academic impact and intellectual generosity, bringing together critical analyses of mythological narratives, archaeological perspectives and conceptual thoughts on tradition and its transmission.