Iceland's relationship with Norway, c. 870-c.1100 : memory, history and identity / by Ann-Marie Long.

Author
Long, Ann-Marie [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Description
ix, 301 pages ; 24 cm.

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    "In Iceland's Relationship with Norway c. 870-c. 1100 : Memory, History and Identity, Ann-Marie Long reassesses the development of Icelandic society from the earliest settlements to the twelfth century. Through a series of thematic studies, the book discusses the place of Norway in Icelandic cultural memory and how Icelandic authors envisioned and reconstructed their past. It examines in particular how these authors instrumentalized Norway to explain the changing parameters of Icelandic autonomy. Over time this strategy evolved to meet the needs of thirteenth-century Icelandic politics as well as the demands posed by the transition from autonomous island to Norwegian dependency"--Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-291) and index.
    Contents
    • Perspectives old and new
    • The historical mythology of Iceland
    • The legal mythology of Iceland
    • The Olafslog
    • Icelanders and Norwegians.
    ISBN
    • 9789004335622 ((hardback ; : acid-free paper))
    • 9004335625 ((hardback ; : acid-free paper))
    LCCN
    2017009828
    OCLC
    973376973
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