Title Violence and risk in medieval Iceland : this spattered isle / Oren Falk

Edition First edition Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 358 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents 1. What Does Violence Have To Do With History? -- 2. Chronicling A Blood-Spattered Isle -- 3. The Blood In The Feud -- 4. Killing Ambition -- 5. Violence, Naturally Summary This book investigates the history of violence in medieval Iceland, testing theoretical tools by applying them to a series of case studies drawn from the Icelandic sagas Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-347) and index Notes Online resource; title form PDF title page (Ebook Central, viewed May 24, 2021) Subject Violence -- Iceland -- History -- To 1500 Violence -- Iceland -- History -- To 1500 -- Case studies Violence -- Research -- Methodology Sagas -- History and criticism Sagas. Violence. Iceland. Genre/Form Case studies. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191898280 0191898287 9780192635563 0192635565

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