Icelanders in the Viking age : the people of the sagas /
Short, William R.
Icelanders in the Viking age : the people of the sagas / William R. Short. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010. - vii, 275 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The land -- The settlement -- Government and law -- Social structure and gender -- Feuds, honor, and the culture of combat -- Milestones in life -- Farm, food production, and home life -- Manufacture and trade -- Transportation and navigation -- Art and leisure -- Religion, myth, and cult -- Exploration and settlement to the West -- Iceland's heritage -- Glossary -- Appendix: Sagas for outlanders.
"This text introduces the modern reader to the daily lives and material culture of the Vikings. Topics covered include Icelandic religion, social customs, the settlement of disputes, and major milestones in life of Viking-age Icelanders. Issues of dispute among scholars, such as the nature of settlement and the division of land, are addressed in the text"--Provided by publisher.
9780786447275 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786447273 (softcover : alk. paper)
2009053299
Vikings--History.--Iceland
Vikings--Social life and customs.--Iceland
Vikings--Material culture.--Iceland
Iceland--History--To 1262.
Iceland--Social life and customs.
DL334.N65 / S56 2010
949.12/01
Icelanders in the Viking age : the people of the sagas / William R. Short. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2010. - vii, 275 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The land -- The settlement -- Government and law -- Social structure and gender -- Feuds, honor, and the culture of combat -- Milestones in life -- Farm, food production, and home life -- Manufacture and trade -- Transportation and navigation -- Art and leisure -- Religion, myth, and cult -- Exploration and settlement to the West -- Iceland's heritage -- Glossary -- Appendix: Sagas for outlanders.
"This text introduces the modern reader to the daily lives and material culture of the Vikings. Topics covered include Icelandic religion, social customs, the settlement of disputes, and major milestones in life of Viking-age Icelanders. Issues of dispute among scholars, such as the nature of settlement and the division of land, are addressed in the text"--Provided by publisher.
9780786447275 (softcover : alk. paper) 0786447273 (softcover : alk. paper)
2009053299
Vikings--History.--Iceland
Vikings--Social life and customs.--Iceland
Vikings--Material culture.--Iceland
Iceland--History--To 1262.
Iceland--Social life and customs.
DL334.N65 / S56 2010
949.12/01