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Feud in the Icelandic Saga by Jesse L. Byock is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Feud in the Icelandic Saga about?
Jesse Byock is Professor of Old Norse and Scandinavian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Feud stands at the core of the Old Icelandic sagas. Jesse Byock shows how the dominant concern of medieval Icelandic society — the channeling of violence into accepted patterns of feud and the regulation of conflict — is reflected in the narrative of the family sagas and the "Sturlunga saga" compilation. This comprehensive study of narrative structure demonstrates that the sagas are complex expressions of medieval social thought.
Who reads Feud in the Icelandic Saga?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jesse L. Byock
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780520082595
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Poetry, Reference
- Rating
- 4.03 / 5 (30 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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