Viking Age Iceland

Viking Age Iceland
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 626
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ISBN-10 : 9780141937656
ISBN-13 : 0141937653
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Book Synopsis Viking Age Iceland by : Jesse Byock

Download or read book Viking Age Iceland written by Jesse Byock and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2001-02-22 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval Iceland was unique amongst Western Europe, with no foreign policy, no defence forces, no king, no lords, no peasants and few battles. It should have been a utopia yet its literature is dominated by brutality and killing. The reasons for this, argues Jesse Byock, lie in the underlying structures and cultural codes of the islands' social order. 'Viking Age Iceland' is an engaging, multi-disciplinary work bringing together findings in anthropology and ethnography interwoven with historical fact and masterful insights into the popular Icelandic sagas, this is a brilliant reconstruction of the inner workings of a unique and intriguing society.


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