Iceland's relationship with Norway, c.870-c.1100 : memory, history and identity

Iceland's relationship with Norway, c.870-c.1100 memory, history and identity

"In Iceland's Relationship with Norway c. 870-c. 1100 : Memory, History and Identity, Ann-Marie Long reassesses the development of Icelandic society from the earliest settlements to the twelfth century. Through a series of thematic studies, the book discusses the place of Norway in Iceland...

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1. Verfasser: Long, Ann-Marie (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: Brill NV (Verlag)
Format: UnknownFormat
Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Leiden, Boston Brill 2017
Schriftenreihe:The Northern world volume 81
Schlagworte:
Memory > Social aspects > Collective memory > History > Group identity > Nationalism > Icelandic literature > History and criticism > Mythology > Iceland > Relations > Norway > Island > Norwegen > Kulturelle Identität > Geschichte 870-1100
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Zusammenfassung:"In Iceland's Relationship with Norway c. 870-c. 1100 : Memory, History and Identity, Ann-Marie Long reassesses the development of Icelandic society from the earliest settlements to the twelfth century. Through a series of thematic studies, the book discusses the place of Norway in Icelandic cultural memory and how Icelandic authors envisioned and reconstructed their past. It examines in particular how these authors instrumentalized Norway to explain the changing parameters of Icelandic autonomy. Over time this strategy evolved to meet the needs of thirteenth-century Icelandic politics as well as the demands posed by the transition from autonomous island to Norwegian dependency"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 257-291
Beschreibung:IX, 301 Seiten
24 cm
ISBN:9789004335622
978-90-04-33562-2