Barbarians in the Sagas of Icelanders - Homegrown Stereotypes and Foreign Influences (Hardcover)

This book explores accounts in the Sagas of Icelanders of encounters with foreign peoples, both abroad and in Iceland, who are portrayed according to stereotypes which vary depending on their origins. Notably, inhabitants of the places identified in the sagas as Irland, Skotland and Vinland are portrayed as being less civilized than the Icelanders themselves. This book explores the ways in which the Islendingasoegur emphasize this relative barbarity through descriptions of diet, material culture, style of warfare and character. These characteristics are discussed in relation to parallel descriptions of Icelandic characters and lifestyle within the Islendingasoegur, and also in the context of a tradition in contemporary European literature, which portrayed the Icelanders themselves as barbaric. Comparisons are made with descriptions of barbarians in classical Roman texts, primarily Sallust, but also Caesar and Tacitus, showing striking similarities between Roman and Icelandic ideas about barbarians.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture
Release date:	July 2021
First published:	2022
Authors:	William H. Norman
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	196
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-68339-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-367-68339-3
Barcode:	9780367683399

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