Letter by Andrew Lang to William A Craigie

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Letter by Andrew Lang to William A Craigie
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ms36895
Title
Letter by Andrew Lang to William A Craigie
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Letter by Andrew Lang to William A Craigie


Alleyne House, St Andrews, 30 December [1900]
Dear Craigie,
Could you refer me to any places in sagas where a man is burned on board his ship, after his death? It seems to be familiar. Do you think Baldr was an oak spirit, sacrificed to an oak, the same repeated yearly as human victims to keep oaks lively? I think Balderdash is the word for these ideas of S G Frazer's.
Your fairies are for 1901 book.
If you agree with Frazer, I still think his theory the sounder.
Yours very truly
A Lang
Collection
Papers of Andrew Lang
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Letters from Andrew Lang to William A Craigie Parent record level File
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Date
30 December [1900]
Admin history
Sir William Alexander Craigie (1893-1912), philogist and lexicographer
Extent
  • 3pp
Department
Special Collections - Archive Collections
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Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, ID: ms36895

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