Medievalists.net » Egil’s Saga http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 A Hagiographical Reading of Egils saga http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/06/hagiographical-reading-egils-saga/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/06/hagiographical-reading-egils-saga/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2015 05:19:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55933 When the literary presentation of the character of Egill is examined carefully with an eye toward the hagiographical paradigm, one can see that it matches the presentation of a bishop’s life and character...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/06/hagiographical-reading-egils-saga/feed/ 0 The Protocol of Vengeance in Viking-age Scandinavia http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/23/the-protocol-of-vengeance-in-viking-age-scandinavia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/23/the-protocol-of-vengeance-in-viking-age-scandinavia/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:57:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43112 Violence, even murder, perpetuated this cycle of revenge. This code of retribution can be broken down further into the following dimensions: the individuals involved, the appropriate actions as deemed by Viking society, and any extenuating circumstances, such as supernatural strength or the wronged party’s reluctance to seek revenge.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/23/the-protocol-of-vengeance-in-viking-age-scandinavia/feed/ 0 Egil Skallagrimsson and the Viking Ideal http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/18/egil-skallagrimsson-and-the-viking-ideal/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/18/egil-skallagrimsson-and-the-viking-ideal/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 03:29:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=39985 How did the Vikings want to be perceived--by other members of their own culture, and by posterity?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/03/18/egil-skallagrimsson-and-the-viking-ideal/feed/ 0 TROUBLESOME CHILDREN IN THE SAGAS OF ICELANDERS http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/28/troublesome-children-in-the-sagas-of-icelanders/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/28/troublesome-children-in-the-sagas-of-icelanders/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 04:37:40 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38387 It must be stressed that the concept of childhood is certainly not an easy one. One is tempted to ask whether any generalisations about medieval or modern attitudes to childhood might not pose problems.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/28/troublesome-children-in-the-sagas-of-icelanders/feed/ 0 INTERVIEW: Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/13/interview-song-of-the-vikings-snorri-and-the-making-of-norse-myths/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/13/interview-song-of-the-vikings-snorri-and-the-making-of-norse-myths/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:31:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37981 An interview with author Nancy Brown on her latest medieval offering: "Song of the Vikings: Snorri and the Making of Norse Myths".

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