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Saints and Their Legacies in Medieval Iceland 184384611X, 9781843846116

Table of contents : List of Illustrations vii List of Contributors ix Acknowledgments xiii List of Abbreviations xv Intr

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Icelanders venerated numerous saints, both indigenous and from overseas, in the Middle Ages. However, although its liter

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The Development of Education in Medieval Iceland 9781501514180, 9781501518553

Medieval Iceland is known for the fascinating body of literary works it produced, from ornate court poetry to mythologic

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Eddic, Skaldic, and Beyond shines light on traditional divisions of Old Norse–Icelandic poetry and awakens the reader to

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Monsters in Society: Alterity, Transgression, and the Use of the Past in Medieval Iceland 9781501514227, 9781501518362

Dragons, giants, and the monsters of learned discourse are rarely encountered in the Sagas of Icelanders, and therefore,

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