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S U M M A R Y
Humoral theory in the Medieval north: an old norse translation of Epistula
Vindiciani in Hauksbók
Keywords: humoral theory, the four humours, Hauksbók, Epistula Vindiciani,
learned texts, theology, microcosm, old norse translations
the oldest preserved old norse text explaining the theory of the four humours
is a roughly 900-word-long treatise, preserved in Hauksbók, under the title
Af natturu mannzins ok bloði. this unique text in the old norse corpus can be
described as consisting of two parts, which differ somewhat in nature. the first
section is a theological preamble or premise, elucidating the divine creation and the
nature of the elements (earth, water, air and fire) and their harmonious interaction.
the second part is a physiological section with a systematic explication of the
constitution of the humours and their effects on the character and disposition
HUMORAL THEORY IN THE MEDIEVAL NORTH