The aim of this article is to assess the ideology of two short storiesfocused on gift-giving and composed in medieval Iceland: Gjafa-Refs þáttr and Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka. Our hypothesis is that the texts, while sharing a similar narrative motif, represent different ideological stances that can be associated with the transformations undertaken by Icelandic society during the thirteenth century. We argue that while the earlier Tale of Auðunn exemplifies a story of social promotion based almost purely on personal qualities, the later Tale of Gift-Refr adds supraindividual conditionsto explain the success of its main character, emphasizing good lineage and aristocratic patronage.O objetivo deste artigo é comparar a ideológia em dois contos q...
The study is focused on the Old Norse "contemporary sagas" (texts composed with a short time distanc...
Resumo O presente artigo trata dos varangos de Bizâncio, um corpo de guerreiros mercenários constit...
(Statement of Responsibility) by Andrew Samuel Maldonado(Thesis) Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of F...
Egils saga Skallagrímssonar is a long prose text composed in Iceland in the first half of the thirte...
The aim of this article is to discuss the uses of memory focusing on a scene in Egils saga Skalla-Gr...
Through applying anthropological theory to gift exchange in medieval Icelandic sagas, we can uncover...
Durante las últimas décadas, el uso de modelos teóricos derivados de la antropología ha sido promine...
The aim of this text is to assess the role that honour plays in a long prose text composed in Icelan...
The Icelandic sagas can be read and interpreted in many ways. This article examines the sagas both a...
Medieval Icelandic literature recounts stories of both pagans and Christians settling in Iceland. Mo...
The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationship between decision making and contextual de...
The present study has a double primary aim. Firstly, it seeks to analyze the sociopolitical function...
Resumo A literatura nórdica medieval tem nas sagas uma de suas mais significativas manifestações; n...
Near the end of Eyrbyggja saga Porir asks Ospak and his men where they had gotten the goods they wer...
In the long-lasting Icelandic manuscript culture, the production and reception of sagas was situated...
The study is focused on the Old Norse "contemporary sagas" (texts composed with a short time distanc...
Resumo O presente artigo trata dos varangos de Bizâncio, um corpo de guerreiros mercenários constit...
(Statement of Responsibility) by Andrew Samuel Maldonado(Thesis) Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of F...
Egils saga Skallagrímssonar is a long prose text composed in Iceland in the first half of the thirte...
The aim of this article is to discuss the uses of memory focusing on a scene in Egils saga Skalla-Gr...
Through applying anthropological theory to gift exchange in medieval Icelandic sagas, we can uncover...
Durante las últimas décadas, el uso de modelos teóricos derivados de la antropología ha sido promine...
The aim of this text is to assess the role that honour plays in a long prose text composed in Icelan...
The Icelandic sagas can be read and interpreted in many ways. This article examines the sagas both a...
Medieval Icelandic literature recounts stories of both pagans and Christians settling in Iceland. Mo...
The purpose of this article is to analyze the relationship between decision making and contextual de...
The present study has a double primary aim. Firstly, it seeks to analyze the sociopolitical function...
Resumo A literatura nórdica medieval tem nas sagas uma de suas mais significativas manifestações; n...
Near the end of Eyrbyggja saga Porir asks Ospak and his men where they had gotten the goods they wer...
In the long-lasting Icelandic manuscript culture, the production and reception of sagas was situated...
The study is focused on the Old Norse "contemporary sagas" (texts composed with a short time distanc...
Resumo O presente artigo trata dos varangos de Bizâncio, um corpo de guerreiros mercenários constit...
(Statement of Responsibility) by Andrew Samuel Maldonado(Thesis) Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of F...