A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and CultureRory McTurk John Wiley & Sons, 11.3.2008 - 592 sivua This major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture demonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language and culture from medieval to modern times.
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Tulokset 1 - 5 kokonaismäärästä 56
Sivu 9
... court-circles' - a phenomenon of doubtful authenticity (Frioriksson and Vésteinsson 1992) - but their findings, considered independently, turn out to suggest a much messier arrangement than Maurer postulated, a system not described in ...
... court-circles' - a phenomenon of doubtful authenticity (Frioriksson and Vésteinsson 1992) - but their findings, considered independently, turn out to suggest a much messier arrangement than Maurer postulated, a system not described in ...
Sivu 31
... courts and attracted the attention of (respectively) St Olafr and the queen of Denmark, who prophesied about them. And, although the hagiographer notes that people were cautious about attributing miracles to Jon during his lifetime, the ...
... courts and attracted the attention of (respectively) St Olafr and the queen of Denmark, who prophesied about them. And, although the hagiographer notes that people were cautious about attributing miracles to Jon during his lifetime, the ...
Sivu 34
... court style used to translate romances in the thirteenth century (see chapters 20 and 21). Native forms of adornment such as alliteration are found alongside Latin ones. And although both can be described as 'Latinate', the styles of ...
... court style used to translate romances in the thirteenth century (see chapters 20 and 21). Native forms of adornment such as alliteration are found alongside Latin ones. And although both can be described as 'Latinate', the styles of ...
Sivu 43
... court—poetry: encomia for newly converted, royal Norwegian patrons, composed by professional, usually Icelandic, retainer-poets. Thus we find poets such as Eilifr Goorunarson and Hallfreor vandraeoaskald, already established as poets ...
... court—poetry: encomia for newly converted, royal Norwegian patrons, composed by professional, usually Icelandic, retainer-poets. Thus we find poets such as Eilifr Goorunarson and Hallfreor vandraeoaskald, already established as poets ...
Sivu 46
... courts - Christian references in the poetry of Hallfrear, P6r6r Kolbeinsson and other early eleventh-century court-poets are largely restricted to generalized mentions of 'Kristr' and God as Father - so the possibilities for ...
... courts - Christian references in the poetry of Hallfrear, P6r6r Kolbeinsson and other early eleventh-century court-poets are largely restricted to generalized mentions of 'Kristr' and God as Father - so the possibilities for ...
Sisältö
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4 Continuity? The Icelandic Sagas in PostMedieval Times | 64 |
5 Eddic Poetry | 82 |
6 Family Sagas | 101 |
7 Geography and Travel | 119 |
16 Orality and Literacy in the Sagas of Icelanders | 285 |
17 Pagan Myth and Religion | 302 |
18 The PostMedieval Reception of Old Norse and Old Icelandic Literature | 320 |
19 Prose of Christian Instruction | 338 |
20 Rhetoric and Style | 354 |
21 Romance Translated riddarasögur | 372 |
22 Royal Biography | 388 |
23 Runes | 403 |
8 Historical Background Iceland 8701400 | 136 |
9 Historiography and PseudoHistory | 155 |
10 Language | 173 |
11 Late Prose Fiction lygisögur | 190 |
12 Late Secular Poetry | 205 |
13 Laws | 223 |
14 Manuscripts and Palaeography | 245 |
15 Metre and Metrics | 265 |
24 Sagas of Contemporary History Sturlunga saga Texts and Research | 427 |
25 Sagas of Icelandic Prehistory fornaldarsögur | 447 |
26 Short Prose Narrative þáttr | 462 |
27 Skaldic Poetry | 479 |
28 Social Institutions | 503 |
29 Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas | 518 |
Index | 536 |
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Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
Althing assembly bishops chapter chieftains Christian Codex Regius compilation composed contemporary sagas context Copenhagen court culture Danish early Edda eddic poetry editions Egils Egils saga example family sagas fornaldarsogur fourteenth century genre Germanic Gragas Greenland Gunnarr Gylfaginning Heimskringla Helgason hero Historia Norwegiae Icelandic literature influence Jonsson Karlsson kennings language Latin literary Magnus manuscripts medieval Icelandic metre Middle Ages Morkinskinna myth mythology narrative Nordal Norway Norwegian Norwegian kings Olafr Olason Old Norse OLD NORsE POETRY OOinn oral tradition original Oslo pagan Palsson pattr poems poetic poets preserved prose reference reflect Reykjavik rhyme rimur romances rune runic inscriptions sagas of Icelanders sagas of knights saints Scandinavian scholars scribes script skaldic poetry skalds Snorri Sturluson sources stanza story studies Sturla Sturlunga saga style Sveinsson Sverrir Sverris saga syllables texts thirteenth century transl translation twelfth century verse Viking Age Viking-Age Vinland written