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Iceland's relationship with Norway, c. 870-c.1100 : memory, history and identity /
"In Iceland's Relationship with Norway c. 870-c. 1100 : Memory, History and Identity, Ann-Marie Long reassesses the development of Icelandic society from the earliest settlements to the twelfth century. Through a series of thematic studies, the book discusses the place of Norway in Iceland...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston ; Leiden :
Brill,
[2017]
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| Colección: | Northern world.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "In Iceland's Relationship with Norway c. 870-c. 1100 : Memory, History and Identity, Ann-Marie Long reassesses the development of Icelandic society from the earliest settlements to the twelfth century. Through a series of thematic studies, the book discusses the place of Norway in Icelandic cultural memory and how Icelandic authors envisioned and reconstructed their past. It examines in particular how these authors instrumentalized Norway to explain the changing parameters of Icelandic autonomy. Over time this strategy evolved to meet the needs of thirteenth-century Icelandic politics as well as the demands posed by the transition from autonomous island to Norwegian dependency"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 301 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-291) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004336513 9004336516 |