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School of Languages and Literatures

Character portrayal in three Icelandic sagas

Abstract

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This dissertation outlines the political and social organization of the Icelandic Commonwealth, and analyses the characters of Gunnlaug in Gunnlaugs saga; of Brodd-Helgi, Geitir, Bjami and Thorkel in Vápnfirŏinga saga and of Snorri in Eyrbyggja saga.

Degree

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School of Languages and Literatures
Year dc:date.issued
1996

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Rogers, Eirlys Anne

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19035
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/19035

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Rogers, Eirlys Anne. Character portrayal in three Icelandic sagas. School of Languages and Literatures, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19035