03637nam 2200697Ia 450 991081571630332120200520144314.01-283-03923-0978661303923190-04-18947-590-04-18471-610.1163/ej.9789004184718.i-494(CKB)3190000000000595(EBL)682360(OCoLC)707926507(SSID)ssj0000469941(PQKBManifestationID)11319901(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469941(PQKBWorkID)10531714(PQKB)11113406(MiAaPQ)EBC682360(OCoLC)562777115(nllekb)BRILL9789004189478(Au-PeEL)EBL682360(CaPaEBR)ebr10455152(CaONFJC)MIL303923(PPN)174392281(EXLCZ)99319000000000059520100318d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHigh-ranking widows in medieval Iceland and Yorkshire property, power, marriage and identity in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries /by Philadelphia Ricketts1st ed.Leiden, The Netherlands ;Boston Brill20101 online resource (516 p.)Northern world,1569-1462 ;v. 49Description based upon print version of record.Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material /P. Ricketts --Chapter One. Introduction /P. Ricketts --Chapter Two. Sources /P. Ricketts --Chapter Three. Property And Marriage: The Laws /P. Ricketts --Chapter Four. Property /P. Ricketts --Chapter Five. Remarriage /P. Ricketts --Chapter Six. Power /P. Ricketts --Chapter Seven. Identity /P. Ricketts --Chapter Eight. Conclusion /P. Ricketts --Appendices /P. Ricketts --Genealogies /P. Ricketts --Bibliography /P. Ricketts --Index /P. Ricketts.This book provides an evocative insight into the property, power, remarriage, and identity of high-ranking widows in two fundamentally different societies, Iceland and Yorkshire. The legal position of widows in each region is examined in light of evidence from charters, royal records and sagas to establish a detailed picture of practice. Comparison and family reconstruction are important elements, enabling the book to emphasize the placement of widows within the context of society and its institutions, and to consider fully the impact of individual circumstances on the widows’ opportunities for action. The result offers a fresh approach that tests widely accepted generalizations about widows’ independence, highlights differences between regions, and suggests the need to reconsider traditional, rigid definitions of kinship systems.Northern world ;v. 49.WidowsIcelandHistoryTo 1500WidowsEnglandYorkshireHistoryTo 1500Aristocracy (Social class)IcelandHistoryTo 1500Aristocracy (Social class)EnglandYorkshireTo 1500WidowsHistoryWidowsHistoryAristocracy (Social class)HistoryAristocracy (Social class)306.88/308621094281Ricketts Philadelphia1682768MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815716303321High-ranking widows in medieval Iceland and Yorkshire4053105UNINA