Medievalists.net » Sturlunga 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 Auðun of the West Fjords and the Saga Tradition: Similarities of Theme and Structural Suitability http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/05/audun-of-the-west-fjords-and-the-saga-tradition-similarities-of-theme-and-structural-suitability-2/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/05/audun-of-the-west-fjords-and-the-saga-tradition-similarities-of-theme-and-structural-suitability-2/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2014 23:29:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48778 This paper evaluates the story of Auðun from the West Fjords, a þáttr dating from the Sturlunga period of medieval Iceland. It compares the short prose narrative to the much longer sagas in terms of their mutual concerns with kings, peace, and the place of Iceland in a larger Christian world.

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