The book discusses the relation between the Icelanders and the mediaeval Norwegian kings, as it appears in sagas and legal texts. By reassessing legal material and the sagas of Modruvallabok, it finds the Icelanders partly subjects of the king, and partly beyond his power.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Brill
ISBN-10
9004145168
ISBN-13
9789004145160
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89342608
Product Key Features
Author
Patricia Pires Boulhosa
Format
Laminated Cover, Hardback
Language
English
Topic
History & Military
Genre
Regional History
Dimensions
Weight
615g
Height
248mm
Width
164mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Leiden
Spine
22mm
Series Part/Volume Number
No. 17
Pagination
256
Series Title
Northern World
Author Biography
Patricia Pires Boulhosa has a Ph.D. (2003) in Mediaeval Icelandic Literature and History from the University of Cambridge, and degrees in Law and History from the Pontifical University, Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is her first book.