“The Æsir will call me perverse!” Þórr and Hyper-masculinity in Þrymskviða
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W Þrymskviða, wierszu Eddy Poetyckiej, bóg Þórr przebiera się w suknię ślubną i bierze udział jako Freyja w ceremonii zaślubin z gigantem. Zanim się godzi, obawia się, że bogowie będą go nazywać argr, jeśli ubierze się jak kobieta – naruszenie ról seksualnych było haniebne i więcej niż wystarczające, by symbolizować niemęskość. Używając teorii hipermęskości płci, Kuusela twierdzi, w przeciwieństwie do wielu wcześniejszych interpretacji wiersza, że męski charakter Þórra nigdy nie jest kwestionowany; przeciwnie – bóg zachowuje się w sposób, który faktycznie wzmacnia jego cechy charakteru macho.
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