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Author Fjalldal, Magnús.

Title Anglo-Saxon England in Icelandic medieval texts / Magnús Fjalldal.

Publication Info. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2005]
©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 162 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic series ; 2
Toronto Old Norse and Icelandic studies ; 2.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-157) and index.
Summary Medieval Icelandic authors wrote a great deal on the subject of England and the English. This new work by Magnús 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 ættir, 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.
Contents ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1 Old English and Old Norse: The Evidence of Gunnlaugs saga, Fyrsta málfr�ðiritgerðin, and Hauksbók""; ""2 Old English and Old Norse: The Evidence of Other Sources""; ""3 General Knowledge and Attitudes about Anglo-Saxon England and Its Customs""; ""4 History � Heimskringla, �grip af Nóregskonunga sogum, Fagrskinna, Kn�tlinga saga, and Morkinskinna: From Haraldr Fair-hair to the Sons of Cnut""; ""5 History � Heimskringla, �grip af Nóregskonunga sogum, Fagrskinna, Kn�tlinga saga, and Morkinskinna: From Magnús the Good to Eysteinn Haraldsson""
""6 History � Egils saga""""7 History � Breta sögur, Saga �svalds kónungs hins helga, Dunstanus saga, and Jatvarðar saga""; ""8 Kings and Courts""; ""9 The Hero and His Deeds""; ""Conclusion""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""W""
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Language Includes some text in Icelandic.
Subject Old Norse literature -- History and criticism.
Old Norse literature.
England -- In literature.
England.
Anglo-Saxons in literature.
Anglo-Saxons in literature.
Chronological Term 1066-1485
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sources.
Other Form: Print version: Fjalldal, Magnús. Anglo-Saxon England in Icelandic medieval texts. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2005 9780802038371 (DLC) 2006276325 (OCoLC)60670231
ISBN 9781442670860 (electronic book)
144267086X (electronic book)
1282023551
9781282023550
0802038379 (bound)
9780802038371