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Survivals of Paganism in Christian Medieval Iceland as Evidenced by the Icelandic Family Sagas [PDF]
, 1988 In the summer of the year 1000 A.D., the General Assembly of Iceland voted to convert to Christianity. The basis for this decision was political rather than religious, as it was to prevent civil dissension. This factor influenced the subsequent impact of
Grossman, Deborah
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Snorre Sturlason som balanskonstnär
Collegium Medievale, 2010 This article discusses the historical context of Snorri Sturluson-´s work, known as "Kings-´ Sagas", its title and structure as well as his purposes and intended audiences.
Birgit Sawyer
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Eesti ja kujutlus Eestist Skandinaavia saagades [PDF]
Mäetagused, 2003 Descriptions of sagas have been widely used in studies on prehistoric and early medieval periods but mostly as descriptive sources. The following article will discuss Scandinavian sagas, written mostly during the 13th and the 14th centuries, and will ...
Tõnno Jonuks
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The composition of the founding population of Iceland: A new perspective from 3D analyses of basicranial shape. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Plomp KA +4 more
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Völur and Seiðr: How Pre-Christian Shamanistic Practices Gave Viking-Age Women Agency
Scandinavian-Canadian StudiesThe Viking-Age was a patriarchal time when men dominated the social and political world. However, due to the shamanistic practice of seiðr, women of this time had access to unique roles as spiritual leaders.
Emilia Nowaczewski
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Elements of superstition in the Icelandic family sagas.
, 1966 The Icelandic family sagas were committed to vellum from oral traditions during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Concerned primarily with actual persons and events from about A.D.
Houser, George J.
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"Von unberechenbarem Wesen"? Der literarische Trickster in den Isländersagas
NORDEUROPAforum - Zeitschrift für Kulturstudien, 2016 Composed during Sturlungaöld, the Icelandic family sagas depict an era when the Icelandic Free State was still intact. Yet these texts provide a considerable number of protagonists that not only display a striking non-conformity with the Old-Norse ...
Anita Sauckel
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UEG Week 2025 Moderated Posters
United European Gastroenterology Journal, Volume 13, Issue S8, Page S189-S802, October 2025.
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