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Remembering England : cultural memory in the sagas of Icelanders / Matthew Firth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Firth, Matthew, author.
- Series:
- Studies in medieval history and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sagas.
- Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 246 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2025.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Literature and Memory, History and HistoriographyCultural Memory and the Íslendingasögur Íslendingasögur as Sources of History: The Debate Æthelstan, Æthelred and Knútr: A Historical Overview Chapter Overview Part 11 Narrative, Verse, and MemoryThe Fear of Forgetting and the Value of Writing Cultural Memory and Medieval memoria Communicative Memory and Skaldic verse Memory and Literature 2 Saga Age England England in the Íslendingasögur England in the skáldasögur: Egils saga England in the skáldasögur: Gunnlaugs saga and Bjarnar saga3 Iceland and the Writing of the Íslendingasögur The Íslendingasögur Corpus Saga Age Iceland Iceland in the Age of Saga Writing Part 24 Memories of Heroism: Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa Manuscript Contexts Bjǫrn's TravelsReconstructing a Chronology Thematic Intertextuality: Of Kings and Dragons 5 Memories of Rulers: Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu Gunnlaugr's Travels The skáld in Literary Frameworks The skáld as Poet: The Hierarchies of Verse The skáld as Warrior: A Fabricated Narrative 6 Memories of Conflict: Egils saga Skallagrímssonar Egill's Travels The Battle of Brunanburh The Court of Eiríkr blóðøx in York Conclusion Interpretation and Reinterpretation Remembering England Bibliography
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed February 25, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 9781003396994
- 1003396992
- 9781040331521
- 1040331521
- 9781040331576
- 1040331572
- Publisher Number:
- 40032683345
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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