Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, and PowerUniversity of California Press, 1988 - 264 oldal The history of medieval Europe is incomplete if it does not take Iceland into account. Jesse Byock's reassessment of medieval Iceland uses all the available sources--the medieval Icelanders' historical writings, extensive saga literature, and intricate laws--to explore the way Iceland's social order functioned. |
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1 - 3 találat összesen 64 találatból.
104. oldal
... political relationships . Iceland developed differently . In place of overlordship , the early Icelanders , with their focus on law , developed their own set of mechanisms for main- taining order . As they modified traditions and ...
... political relationships . Iceland developed differently . In place of overlordship , the early Icelanders , with their focus on law , developed their own set of mechanisms for main- taining order . As they modified traditions and ...
203. oldal
... political or social hier- archy . Vápnfirðinga saga , a tale set in the eastern part of the island , gives a detailed picture of the means by which power was regulated and political ambition was contained . The saga focuses on a power ...
... political or social hier- archy . Vápnfirðinga saga , a tale set in the eastern part of the island , gives a detailed picture of the means by which power was regulated and political ambition was contained . The saga focuses on a power ...
204. oldal
... political behavior of the opponents . The relative merits of moderation ( hóf ) are weighed against lack of restraint ( ójafnaðr ) . Although he is aggressive , Brodd - Helgi is careful to re- main within the law . His well - controlled ...
... political behavior of the opponents . The relative merits of moderation ( hóf ) are weighed against lack of restraint ( ójafnaðr ) . Although he is aggressive , Brodd - Helgi is careful to re- main within the law . His well - controlled ...
Tartalomjegyzék
The Family and Sturlunga Sagas | 10 |
4 | 34 |
14 | 40 |
Copyright | |
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advocacy advocates Althing arbitration Arnkell Arnkell's assembly bændr Birningr's bishop Björn Thorsteinsson bóndi Brodd-Helgi Byock chapter chieftains Christian claim Copenhagen courts cultural dispute early Iceland Einarr Eyjólfr Eyrbyggja saga family sagas farm feud fjord Free Geitir goðar goði goðorð Grágás handsal Hauksbók Helgi Hið History Hólar Höskuldr Icelandic church inheritance island Íslendinga saga Íslendingabók íslenzka Jakob Benediktsson Jón Jóhannesson Jónas Kristjánsson Jónsson killed king kinship KLNM Krossavík land landic Landnámabók Lárusson lawspeaker Laxdæla saga leaders lögrétta Magnús Medieval Iceland Njáls saga Nordal Norse Northern Norway Norwegian Old Icelandic outlawry political priest Reykjavik role Saga Íslands settlement Sigurður Sigurður Nordal Skálholt Skírnir Snorri goði Snorri Sturluson social society sögur sons of Thorbrandr sources staðir stórgoðar Sturl Sturlunga saga thingfararkaup thingmen thirteenth century Thórarinn Thórðr Thorleifr Thórólfr tithe trade trans twelfth century Úlfarr Vápnfirðinga saga Viking vinfengi wealth