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Based on the material of the Old Norse Icelandic sources written down in the twelfth to fourteenth centuries, this book demonstrates how medieval Scandinavians imagined Eastern Europe. It reconstructs the system of medieval Scandinavian perception of space in general, and the eastern part of the oec...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dzhakson, T. N. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, [2019]
Series:Beyond medieval Europe.
Subjects:
Sagas > History and criticism.
Sagas > Histoire et critique.
18.14.
17.70.
HISTORY > Europe > Scandinavia.
Civilization > Foreign influences
Literature
Sagas
Europe, Eastern > In literature.
Scandinavia > Civilization > Foreign influences.
Europe de l'Est > Dans la littérature.
Scandinavie > Civilisation > Influence étrangère.
Eastern Europe
Scandinavia
Old Norse.
Scandinavia.
The Rus'.
Vikings.
sagas.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Based on the material of the Old Norse Icelandic sources written down in the twelfth to fourteenth centuries, this book demonstrates how medieval Scandinavians imagined Eastern Europe. It reconstructs the system of medieval Scandinavian perception of space in general, and the eastern part of the oecumene in particular. It also examines the unique Old Norse sources, of which the Russian chronicles were unaware.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-206) and index.
ISBN:1641890274
9781641890274

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