> Fríðr Dofradórrir
Ack, my insomniac fingers have failed me again: that should read
-dóttir, of course.
I see that besides the link on "giants" that I posted, there are a few
more papers that might be of intertest at that site, from the 13th
International Saga Conference, Major Theme: The Fantastic in Old Norse
/ Icelandic Literature.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/medieval.www/sagaconf/sagapps.htm
In particular, Terry Gunnel's paper on elves which mentions the cult
of ancestors, but also suggests that some souces may have equated them
with the Vanir.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/medieval.www/sagaconf/gunnell.htm
And while I'm posting links, your fascinating post on elves and
angels, Konrad, reminds me that I must get round to reading Alaric
Hall's thesis on elves one of these days:
http://www.alarichall.org.uk/phd.php