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Medieval Iceland : politics, patronage and power / Sverrir Jakobsson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sverrir Jakobsson, 1970- author.
- Series:
- Studies in medieval history and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iceland--History--To 1500.
- Iceland.
- Iceland--Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 206 pages) : color illustrations, maps.
- Other Title:
- Politics, patronage and power
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
- Biography/History:
- Sverrir Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Iceland. He is the author and editor of numerous works, including Historical Dictionary of Iceland, 3rd edition (2016) and The Varangians: In Godþs Holy Fire (2020), The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (2017), Sturla Þ̤ra̧rson. Skald, Chieftain and Lawman (2017) and The Making of the Eastern Vikings. Rus' and Varangians in the Middle Ages (2024).
- Contents:
- Long-term economic and social trends
- Land-taking
- The Foundation of Society
- Christianisation
- The Settlement in Cultural Memory
- Church and Society in the Twelfth Century
- The Creation of Domains
- Civil Strife
- Enter the Kingdom
- Pacification and Growth
- Towards a New Era
- Trade Wars and Social Anxiety
- The Reformation
- The Course of Icelandic Medieval History.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 26, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sverrir Jakobsson, 1970- Medieval Iceland
- ISBN:
- 9781003324331
- 1003324339
- 9781040122723
- 1040122728
- 9781040122792
- 1040122795
- Publisher Number:
- 40032530873
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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