Medieval Icelandic authors wrote a great deal on the subject of
England and the English. This new work by Magnus Fjalldal is the
first to provide an overview of what Icelandic medieval texts have
to say about Anglo-Saxon England in respect to its language,
culture, history, and geography. Some of the texts Fjalldal
examines include family sagas, the shorter poettir, the histories
of Norwegian and Danish kings, and the Icelandic lives of
Anglo-Saxon saints. Fjalldal finds that in response to a hostile
Norwegian court and kings, Icelandic authors - from the early
thirteenth century onwards (although they were rather poorly
informed about England before 1066) - created a largely imaginary
country where friendly, generous, although rather ineffective kings
living under constant threat welcomed the assistance of saga heroes
to solve their problems. The England of Icelandic medieval texts is
more of a stage than a country, and chiefly functions to provide
saga heroes with fame abroad. Since many of these texts are rarely
examined outside of Iceland or in the English language, Fjalldal's
book is important for scholars of both medieval Norse culture and
Anglo-Saxon England.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Toronto Press
|
| Country of origin: |
Canada |
| Series: |
Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series (TONIS) |
| Release date: |
December 2005 |
| First published: |
2005 |
| Authors: |
Magnus Fjalldal
|
| Dimensions: |
237 x 159 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
200 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8020-3837-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-8020-3837-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780802038371 |
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