Author: William H. Norman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000415805
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
This book explores accounts in the Sagas of Icelanders of encounters with foreign peoples, both abroad and in Iceland, who are portrayed according to stereotypes which vary depending on their origins. Notably, inhabitants of the places identified in the sagas as Írland, Skotland and Vínland are portrayed as being less civilized than the Icelanders themselves. This book explores the ways in which the Íslendingasögur emphasize this relative barbarity through descriptions of diet, material culture, style of warfare and character. These characteristics are discussed in relation to parallel descriptions of Icelandic characters and lifestyle within the Íslendingasögur, and also in the context of a tradition in contemporary European literature, which portrayed the Icelanders themselves as barbaric. Comparisons are made with descriptions of barbarians in classical Roman texts, primarily Sallust, but also Caesar and Tacitus, showing striking similarities between Roman and Icelandic ideas about barbarians.
Barbarians in the Sagas of Icelanders
Author: William H. Norman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000415805
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
This book explores accounts in the Sagas of Icelanders of encounters with foreign peoples, both abroad and in Iceland, who are portrayed according to stereotypes which vary depending on their origins. Notably, inhabitants of the places identified in the sagas as Írland, Skotland and Vínland are portrayed as being less civilized than the Icelanders themselves. This book explores the ways in which the Íslendingasögur emphasize this relative barbarity through descriptions of diet, material culture, style of warfare and character. These characteristics are discussed in relation to parallel descriptions of Icelandic characters and lifestyle within the Íslendingasögur, and also in the context of a tradition in contemporary European literature, which portrayed the Icelanders themselves as barbaric. Comparisons are made with descriptions of barbarians in classical Roman texts, primarily Sallust, but also Caesar and Tacitus, showing striking similarities between Roman and Icelandic ideas about barbarians.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000415805
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
This book explores accounts in the Sagas of Icelanders of encounters with foreign peoples, both abroad and in Iceland, who are portrayed according to stereotypes which vary depending on their origins. Notably, inhabitants of the places identified in the sagas as Írland, Skotland and Vínland are portrayed as being less civilized than the Icelanders themselves. This book explores the ways in which the Íslendingasögur emphasize this relative barbarity through descriptions of diet, material culture, style of warfare and character. These characteristics are discussed in relation to parallel descriptions of Icelandic characters and lifestyle within the Íslendingasögur, and also in the context of a tradition in contemporary European literature, which portrayed the Icelanders themselves as barbaric. Comparisons are made with descriptions of barbarians in classical Roman texts, primarily Sallust, but also Caesar and Tacitus, showing striking similarities between Roman and Icelandic ideas about barbarians.
The Complete Sagas of Icelanders, Including 49 Tales: Vinland and Greenland
Author: Viðar Hreinsson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Old Norse literature
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The set contains "the first complete, coordinated English translation of The sagas of Icelanders, forty in all, together with forty-nine of the shorter Tales of Icelanders."--Preface.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Old Norse literature
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The set contains "the first complete, coordinated English translation of The sagas of Icelanders, forty in all, together with forty-nine of the shorter Tales of Icelanders."--Preface.
The Sagas of Icelanders
Author: Jóhann S. Hannesson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sagas
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sagas
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Northmen
Author: John Haywood
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250106141
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
An authoritative volume that places the Vikings in their wider geographical and historical context.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250106141
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
An authoritative volume that places the Vikings in their wider geographical and historical context.
Sagas of Icelanders
Author: Halldor Hermannsson
Publisher: Corinthian Press
ISBN: 9780527003548
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Corinthian Press
ISBN: 9780527003548
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Sagas of Icelanders
Author: Jane Smiley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780140291339
Category : Old Norse literature
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Presents a collection of Viking "sagas" to commemorate the adventures of the people who first settled Iceland, and then explored Greenland and North America.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780140291339
Category : Old Norse literature
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Presents a collection of Viking "sagas" to commemorate the adventures of the people who first settled Iceland, and then explored Greenland and North America.
The Complete Sagas of Icelanders, Including 49 Tales: Regional feuds
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Old Norse literature
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Old Norse literature
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Complete Sagas of Icelanders, Including 49 Tales: An epic
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Old Norse literature
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Old Norse literature
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
The Complete Sagas of Icelanders, Including 49 Tales
Author: Viðar Hreinsson
Publisher: Leifur Eiriksson Pub.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher: Leifur Eiriksson Pub.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Frederic Amory in Memoriam: Old Norse-Icelandic Studies
Author: John Lindow
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0692520163
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
A collection of essays written in memory of Frederic Amory.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0692520163
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
A collection of essays written in memory of Frederic Amory.