This classic resource on the world of the Sagas is now back in print. With full-page maps and useful supplementary photos, this acclaimed encyclopedia covers every aspect of Scandinavia during the Middle Ages, including rulers and saints, overviews of the countries, religion, education, politics and law, culture and material life, history, literature, and art. A valuable and absorbing volume for students of the Norse sagas, the Viking age, and Old English history and literature, and for anyone interested in the cultural and historical heritage of Scandinavia. Includes cross-references and comprehensive index.
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A welcome contribution to medieval studies in general... A joint effort by virtually all the foremost experts in the field... Will be basic to work in Scandinavian studies and no research library should be without it.
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The scholarly world is at last blessed with an up-to-date, trustworthy, basic research tool in English... A well-balanced, tasteful, and generous smorgasbord, with something to appeal to everyone... This volume sets a new standard and will enrich Old Norse studies for years to come.
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The scholarly world is at last blessed with an up-to-date, trustworthy, basic research tool in English... A well-balanced, tasteful, and generous smorgasbord, with something to appeal to everyone... This volume sets a new standard and will enrich Old Norse studies for years to come.
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About the Author
Prominent Anglo-Saxon scholar Phillip Pulsiano has authored and edited numerous books and articles, including Companion to Anglo-Saxon Literature & Culture, Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts & Their Heritage (with Elaine M. Treharne), and the Barthar Saga.
Kirsten Wolf is a professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wosconsin-Madison. In addition to editing a variety of works in the field of Icelandic studies, she has also published several important translations, including Writings by Western Icelandic Women.
Kirsten Wolf is a professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wosconsin-Madison. In addition to editing a variety of works in the field of Icelandic studies, she has also published several important translations, including Writings by Western Icelandic Women.
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Adam of Bremen, known solely by his work Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum, was presumably a canon form a cathedral school in Bavaria or Franconia (Bamberg?). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
konunga spgum, nordisk filolog, saga vidutan, skaldic meters, islenzk fomrit, saga ramma, tit udgivelse, saga keisarasonar, ins frcekna, regional ping, saga sterka, eddic meters, saga bogsveigis, rettet tekst, gammel nordisk litteratur, saga postola, saga helga, mythological eddic poems, oldest redaction, eddic poetry, kappa hans, videnskabs forlag, danske samfund, raised central part, saga biskups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Old Norse, New York, Viking Age, Copenhagen Munksgaard, Comell University Press, Poetic Edda, Old Icelandic, Snorra Edda, Copenhagen Gad, Copenhagen Gyldendal, Scandinavian Studies, Oslo Aschehoug, Old English, Mediaeval Scandinavia, Oxford Clarendon, Lund Gleerup, Odense Odense University Press, Gesta Danorum, Copenhagen Reitzel, Old Swedish, Snorri Sturluson, Copenhagen Moller, Copenhagen Rosenkilde, Copenhagen Schultz New!
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Adam of Bremen, known solely by his work Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum, was presumably a canon form a cathedral school in Bavaria or Franconia (Bamberg?). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
konunga spgum, nordisk filolog, saga vidutan, skaldic meters, islenzk fomrit, saga ramma, tit udgivelse, saga keisarasonar, ins frcekna, regional ping, saga sterka, eddic meters, saga bogsveigis, rettet tekst, gammel nordisk litteratur, saga postola, saga helga, mythological eddic poems, oldest redaction, eddic poetry, kappa hans, videnskabs forlag, danske samfund, raised central part, saga biskups Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Old Norse, New York, Viking Age, Copenhagen Munksgaard, Comell University Press, Poetic Edda, Old Icelandic, Snorra Edda, Copenhagen Gad, Copenhagen Gyldendal, Scandinavian Studies, Oslo Aschehoug, Old English, Mediaeval Scandinavia, Oxford Clarendon, Lund Gleerup, Odense Odense University Press, Gesta Danorum, Copenhagen Reitzel, Old Swedish, Snorri Sturluson, Copenhagen Moller, Copenhagen Rosenkilde, Copenhagen Schultz New!
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- Old Norse-Icelandic Literature: A Critical Guide (Islandica) by Carol J. Clover on 41 pages
- Dictionary of the Middle Ages, Vol. 1. Aachen - Augustinism by Joseph R. Strayer on 19 pages
- Bibliography of Old Norse-Icelandic Romances (Islandica) by Marianne E. Kalinke on 13 pages
- Old Norse Court Poetry: The Drottkvaett Stanza (Islandica ; 42) by Roberta Frank on 13 pages
- The Norse Atlantic Saga: Being the Norse Voyages of Discovery and Settlement to Iceland, Greenland, and North America by Gwyn Jones on 7 pages
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- Old Icelandic Literature and Society (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature) by Margaret Clunies Ross on 10 pages
- A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture) by Rory McTurk on 10 pages
- The Poetic Edda: Essays on Old Norse Mythology (Garland Medieval Casebooks) by Paul L. Acker on 6 pages
- Viking Age Iceland (Penguin History) by Jesse L. Byock on 4 pages
- Engaging Moments: The Origins of Medieval Bridal-quest Narrative (Reallexikon Der Germanischen Altertumskunde - Erganzungsband) by Claudia Bornholdt on page 86, page 169, and Back Matter
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