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A full survey of the "Last Things" as treated in a wide range of
Old Norse literature. The hope of salvation and the fear of
damnation were fundamental in the Middle Ages. Surprisingly,
however, this topic, as reflected in Old Norse literature, has
received limited critical attention.This book addresses this
lacunain the scholarship, from two major perspectives. Firstly, it
examines how the twin themes of damnation and salvation interact
with other more familiar and better explored topoi, such as the
life-cycle, the moment of death, and the material world. Secondly,
it looks at how issues relating to damnation and salvation
influence the structure of texts, with regard both to individual
scenes and poems and sagas as a whole. The author argues that
comparable features and patterns reoccur throughout the corpus,
albeit with individual variations contingent on the relevant
historical and literary context. A broad range of the literature is
considered, including Sagas of Icelanders, Kings' sagas,
Contemporary Sagas, Legendary sagas and poems of Christian
instruction. HAKI ANTONSSON is Senior Lecturer in Medieval
Scandinavian Studies, University College London.
An examination of hagiographical traditions and their impact.
Icelanders venerated numerous saints, both indigenous and from
overseas, in the Middle Ages. However, although its literary elite
was well acquainted with contemporary Continental currents in
hagiographic compositions, theological discussions, and worship
practices, much of the history of the learned European networks
through which the Icelandic cult of the saints developed and
partially survived the Lutheran Reformation remains obscure. The
essays collected in this volume address this lacuna by exploring
the legacies of the cult of some of the most prominent saints and
holy men in medieval Iceland (the Virgin Mary along with SS Agnes
of Rome, Benedict of Nursia, Catherine of Alexandria, Dominic of
Caleruega, Michael the Archangel, Jon of Holar, THorlakr of
Skalholt, Larentius of Holar, and Gudmundr the Good), using
evidence drawn from Old Norse-Icelandic and Latin hagiographic
literature, homilies, prayers, diplomas, sacred art, place-names,
and church dedications. By placing the medieval Icelandic cult of
the saints within its wider European context, the contributions
trace new historical routes of cultural transmission and define the
creative processes of the accommodation and adaptation of foreign
hagiographic sources and models in medieval and early modern
Iceland. They provide a clear picture of an Icelandic hagiographic
literature and culture that celebrates the splendour of the saints;
they also show how an engaging literary genre, which became
immensely popular on the island throughout the Middle Ages and
beyond, was created.
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