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Icelanders in the Viking Age
The People of the Sagas
Taschenbuch von William R. Short
Sprache: Englisch

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The Sagas of Icelanders are enduring stories from Viking-age Iceland filled with love and romance, battles and feuds, tragedy and comedy. Yet these tales are little read today, even by lovers of literature. The culture and history of the people depicted in the Sagas are often unfamiliar to the modern reader, though the audience for whom the tales were intended would have had an intimate understanding of the material. This text introduces the modern reader to the daily lives and material culture of the Vikings. Topics covered include religion, housing, social customs, the settlement of disputes, and the early history of Iceland. Issues of dispute among scholars, such as the nature of settlement and the division of land, are addressed in the text.
The Sagas of Icelanders are enduring stories from Viking-age Iceland filled with love and romance, battles and feuds, tragedy and comedy. Yet these tales are little read today, even by lovers of literature. The culture and history of the people depicted in the Sagas are often unfamiliar to the modern reader, though the audience for whom the tales were intended would have had an intimate understanding of the material. This text introduces the modern reader to the daily lives and material culture of the Vikings. Topics covered include religion, housing, social customs, the settlement of disputes, and the early history of Iceland. Issues of dispute among scholars, such as the nature of settlement and the division of land, are addressed in the text.
Über den Autor
William R. Short is an independent scholar living in Southborough, Massachusetts. He regularly demonstrates and lectures on Viking-age topics in universities, museums, and other cultural institutions in North America and Iceland.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. The Land

2. The Settlement

3. Government and Law

4. Social Structure and Gender

5. Feuds, Honor, and the Culture of Combat

6. Milestones in Life

7. Farm, Food Production, and Home Life

8. Manufacture and Trade

9. Transportation and Navigation

10. Art and Leisure

11. Religion, Myth, and Cult

12. Exploration and Settlement to the West

13. Iceland's Heritage

Glossary
Appendix. Sagas for Outlanders
Chapter Notes
Selected References
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Mittelalter
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780786447275
ISBN-10: 0786447273
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Short, William R.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: William R. Short
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2010
Gewicht: 0,465 kg
Artikel-ID: 101387071
Über den Autor
William R. Short is an independent scholar living in Southborough, Massachusetts. He regularly demonstrates and lectures on Viking-age topics in universities, museums, and other cultural institutions in North America and Iceland.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. The Land

2. The Settlement

3. Government and Law

4. Social Structure and Gender

5. Feuds, Honor, and the Culture of Combat

6. Milestones in Life

7. Farm, Food Production, and Home Life

8. Manufacture and Trade

9. Transportation and Navigation

10. Art and Leisure

11. Religion, Myth, and Cult

12. Exploration and Settlement to the West

13. Iceland's Heritage

Glossary
Appendix. Sagas for Outlanders
Chapter Notes
Selected References
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Mittelalter
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780786447275
ISBN-10: 0786447273
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Short, William R.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: William R. Short
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2010
Gewicht: 0,465 kg
Artikel-ID: 101387071
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