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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Íslendingasögur"”.
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The Classical Barbarian in the Íslendingasögur
The Íslendingasögur, written in Iceland in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, primarily describe the lives of Icelanders during the tenth and eleventh centuries. Many of these lives involve encounters with foreign peoples, both abroad and in Iceland, who are portrayed according to stereotypes …
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An Investigation of Advice Giving in the Íslendingasögur
… the advice-giving practices depicted in the *Íslendingasögur* (Sagas of the Icelanders), especially how they form, structure, and alter relationships. It argues that Icelandic society as depicted in these sagas benefits from advice-giving norms, which can facilitate peacekeeping, alliance and …
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Narrative structure and the individual in the Íslendingasögur: motivation, provocation and characterisation
… takes a fresh, character-based approach to the Íslendingasögur. It is inspired by a narratological study that unites the functional and structural role of characters with their human, individualistic portrayal. My major objective is to demonstrate the important connection between …
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The finngálkn: A review of literary sources from the 12th century to the 18th century
… goðsagnakenndum skepnum. Lykilorð: finngálkn, Íslendingasögur, fornaldarsögur, riddarasögur, furður, blendingur, íslenskar miðaldabókmennti
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Þá varð hlátr mikill: On the role of laughter in Old Norse saga literature
… The question of laughter’s role in *Íslendingasögur*, *Íslendingaþættir*, and *fornaldarsögur* — both in terms of its literary function as well as means to convey moral and social conventions to a contemporary audience — takes centre stage in this dissertation. Together, these three …
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Craftsmen and Wordsmiths: An Investigation into the Links Between Material Crafting, Poetic Composition and Their Practitioners in Old Norse Literature
… are considered in the context of the Íslendingasögur. As many of the connections explored in the earlier chapters recur in this corpus, it constitutes appropriate evidence with which to draw the investigation to a close. In my conclusion, I reconsider the findings of each of the …