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Ideology and power in Norway and Iceland, 1150-1250 /

"This book provides an analysis of the ideology of power in Norway and Iceland as reflected in sources written during the period 1150-1250. The main focus is explaining the way that Kings' power in Norway, and that of chieftains in Iceland, was idealised in important texts from the 12th an...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Coroban, Costel (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
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Table des matières:
  • Intro; Table of Contents; List of Maps and Tables; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One; 1.1 Methodology, Medieval studies; 1.2 Historiographical Observations on the Subject; 1.3 Remarks on Political Theory and its Historiography; 1.4 Ideology; 1.5 Political Power; 1.6 Ideology and Power; Chapter Two; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Ideal Royalty in Sverris Saga; 2.2.1 King Sverrir and den borgerkrigstiden; 2.2.2 Sverrir and Saint Óláfr; 2.2.3 Sverrir
  • dux militum; 2.2.4 A King's Luck; 2.2.5 Sverrir the Orator; 2.2.6 Sverrir the Upholder of Tradition; 2.3 Konungs skuggsjá
  • The King's Mirror
  • 2.3.1 Context: The consolidated Norwegian monarchy2.3.2 The Pious King; 2.3.3 Royal vs. Episcopal Power; 2.3.4 Rex Justus
  • The Ideal of Monarchy; 2.3.5 Wisdom makes Justice; 2.4 Hakón Hakónarson
  • King and Knight?; 2.4.1 Introducing the Source; 2.4.2 King Hákon Hákonarson; 2.4.3 Patron of the Letters; 2.4.4 Monarch and Knight-Erudite; 2.5 Networks of Power in High Medieval Norway; 2.6 Conclusion; Chapter Three; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 A Survey of Þjóðveldið Ísland; 3.3 Íslendingabók; 3.3.1 Overview; 3.3.2 Bishops and Chieftains; 3.3.3 Lineage(s) of Power; 3.4 Egils saga Skallagrímssonar
  • 3.4.1 Preliminaries3.4.2 Comparative view of forn siðr
  • the Old Way in Kingship; 3.4.3 The King as Outsider; 3.5 Laxdoela saga; 3.5.1 Peculiarities; 3.5.2 Icons of Kings; 3.5.3 Icons of Icelanders; 3.6 Þórðar saga kakala; 3.6.1 A New Context; 3.6.2 Chieftains as Kings in nuce; 3.6.3 Deconstructing Kingship; 3.7 Conclusion; Chapter Four; Bibliography; Index of Names