Feud in the Icelandic Saga

by Byock, Jesse L.
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ISBN: 9780520082595
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Feud stands at the core of the Old Icelandic sagas. Jesse Byock shows how the dominant concern of medieval Icelandic society-the channeling of violence into accepted patterns of feud and the regulation of conflict-is reflected in the narrative of the family sagas and the Sturlunga saga compilation. This comprehensive study of narrative structure demonstrates that the sagas are complex expressions of medieval social thought.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Byock, Jesse L.
  • ISBN: 9780520082595
  • Condition: New
  • Dimensions: 8.10 x 0.76
  • Number Of Pages: 300
  • Publication Year: 1993

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