Icelanders in the Viking Age: The People of the SagasMcFarland, 24 mars 2010 - 283 sidor 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. |
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2 The Settlement | 14 |
3 Government and Law | 22 |
4 Social Structure and Gender | 32 |
5 Feuds Honor and the Culture of Combat | 40 |
6 Milestones in Life | 58 |
7 Farm Food Production and Home Life | 74 |
10 Art and Leisure | 163 |
11 Religion Myth and Cult | 186 |
12 Exploration and Settlement to the West | 202 |
13 Icelands Heritage | 208 |
Glossary | 215 |
Appendix | 223 |
Chapter Notes | 227 |
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Icelanders in the Viking Age: The People of the Sagas William R. Short Begränsad förhandsgranskning - 2010 |