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Erosive and Mechanical Tooth Wear in Viking Age Icelanders [PDF]
Dentistry Journal, 2017 (1) Background: The importance of the Icelandic Sagas as a source of information about diet habits in medieval Iceland, and possibly other Nordic countries, is obvious.
Svend Richter, Sigfus Thor Eliasson
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At the world's edge: Reconstructing diet and geographic origins in medieval Iceland using isotope and trace element analyses. [PDF]
Am J Phys Anthropol, 2020 Abstract Objectives A multi‐isotope study was conducted on individuals buried at Skriðuklaustur monastery (AD 1493–1554) to investigate their geographic origins and dietary composition. Comparative material from individuals excavated from Skeljastaðir, an inland farm site was also analyzed.
Walser JW +7 more
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Perception of the Sagas Of Icelanders in Modern Icelandic Crime Novels
Известия Южного федерального университета: Филологические науки, 2019 Olga A.Markelova (Moscow, Russian Federation) In modern Icelandic society the Old Icelandic literature is an important national topos, and using it as the material for crime stories is a well-chosen form for making this „great literary heritage“ closer
Ольга Александровна Маркелова
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Pole-weapons in the Sagas of Icelanders
Acta Periodica Duellatorum, 2016 The Icelandic sagas are a major source of information on the Vikings and their fighting prowess. In these stories, several mysterious pole-weapons appear, which are often called “halberds”, for lack of a better word.
Jan H. Orkisz
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Kulturella Perspektiv, 2022 The sagas of Icelanders contain a great wealth of personal names both of historical and fictional nature. Personal names function both as identifiers for individuals but also evoke associations that supersede the name’s lexical or identifying meaning ...
Solveig Bollig
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Reception of the sagas of icelanders in modern icelandic poetry: the poem "Maðr inn skammi" by Hallgrímur Helgason [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Сериа III. Филология, 2023 The article deals with the particular case of reception of the "Sagas of Icelanders“ in modern Icelandic poetry. The plot of the poem "Maðr inn skammi“ (The Short Man) by Hallgrímur Helgason is based in the Chapter 66 of Egil's Saga, namely the fight of ...
Olga Markelova
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King Olaf's men? Contextualizing Viking burials at S:t Olofsholm, Gotland, Sweden
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 33, Issue 5, Page 802-815, September/October 2023., 2023 Abstract The discovery of burials at S:t Olofsholm, a site associated with the Saint Olaf cult on Gotland in Sweden, has enabled a bioarchaeological contextualization of medieval legends and sagas in conjunction with the archaelogical record. This study seeks to illuminate who were buried at S:t Olofsholm, through a biocultural lens, and whether these ...
Jonny Geber +4 more
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Marine Mammal Science, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 830-841, July 2023., 2023 Abstract Trap feeding and tread‐water feeding are cetacean hunting strategies first recorded in the 2000s in two whale species at opposite sides of the globe. In both behaviors, whales sit motionless at the surface with their mouths open. Fish are attracted into the whale's mouth and are trapped when the jaw is closed.
John McCarthy, Erin Sebo, Matthew Firth
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Remembering the Vikings: Ancestry, cultural memory and geographical variation
History Compass, Volume 19, Issue 4, April 2021., 2021 Abstract The Vikings are an excellent example of the significance of cultural memory: from post‐Viking‐Age sources to their rediscovery in the Victorian period to their popular appeal in current times. Ancestry is a key dimension as vikings could be dynasty founders or imbue a region with Scandinavian heritage.
Caitlin Ellis
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The sturlung era in modern Icelandic historical prose: Einar Kárason [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Сериа III. Филология, 2022 The period from 1220 to1262-64, the so-called Sturlung era, is significant in Icelandic culture, not only due to its dramatic political events, but also because by that time the great works of the Old Icelandic literature have been written down.
Olga Markelova
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