02319nam 2200541Ia 450 991078984680332120230828205925.00-8014-6030-1(CKB)2670000000079215(OCoLC)726824181(CaPaEBR)ebrary10457545(SSID)ssj0000537309(PQKBManifestationID)11300982(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000537309(PQKBWorkID)10553081(PQKB)11757525(MiAaPQ)EBC3137924(MdBmJHUP)muse28697(Au-PeEL)EBL3137924(CaPaEBR)ebr10457545(OCoLC)922998063(EXLCZ)99267000000007921520050830d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe growth of the medieval Icelandic sagas (1180-1280)[electronic resource] /Theodore M. AnderssonIthaca, N.Y. Cornell University Pressc20061 online resource (249 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8014-4408-X Includes bibliographical references and index.From hagiography to hero : Odd Snorrason's saga Olaf Tryggvason -- Sanctifying a Viking chieftain : the oldest/legendary saga of Saint Olaf -- Creating personalities : the saga age Icelanders -- Defining political identities : the saga of King Magnús and King Harald -- Political ambiguities : Egils saga Skallagrímssonar -- Turning inward : Ljósvetninga saga -- Gilding an age : Laxdola saga -- Two views of Icelandic history : Eyrbyggja saga and Vatnsdaela saga -- Pondering justice : Haensa-Þóris saga, Bandamanna saga, and Hrafnkels saga -- Demythologizing the tradition : Njáls saga.SagasHistory and criticismOld Norse literatureHistory and criticismSagasHistory and criticism.Old Norse literatureHistory and criticism.839.6/309Andersson Theodore Murdock1934-202777MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789846803321The growth of the medieval Icelandic sagas (1180-1280)3853535UNINA