Icelanders in the Viking Age: The People of the Sagas
by Icelanders in the Viking Age: The People of the Sagas
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Description
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.
Product Details
- McFarland & Company Brand
- Mar 15, 2010 Pub Date:
- 9780786447275 ISBN-13:
- 0786447273 ISBN-10:
- English Language
- 9 in * 0.57 in * 6 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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