bear-ancestor

Updated: September 1, 2025

The bear-ancestor feature was not applicable in the connection in which the story is used in the rímur; hence, it was omitted. Now, did this story spring up spontaneously and independently in all these three instances?

Oscar Ludvig Olson - The Relation of the Hrólfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarímur to Beowulf : A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The : Scandinavian Countries