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The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280).

Andersson, Theodore M.

The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280). - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (249 pages)

Intro -- CONTENTS -- A NOTE ON ORTHOGRAPHY -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Introduction -- From Hagiography to Hero -- Sanctifying a Viking Chieftain -- Creating Personalities -- Defining Political Identities -- Political Ambiguities -- Turning Inward -- Gilding an Age -- Two Views of Icelandic History -- Pondering Justice -- Demythologizing the Tradition -- EPILOGUE -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX.

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9780801460302


Sagas -- History and criticism.
Old Norse literature -- History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PT7181 -- .A52 2006eb

839.6/309

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