02799nam 2200649 450 991082301320332120210616202624.00-8014-5595-21-322-50363-X0-8014-5596-010.7591/9780801455964(CKB)1000000000396709(EBL)3138696(DE-B1597)503514(OCoLC)1076457531(DE-B1597)9780801455964(Au-PeEL)EBL3138696(CaPaEBR)ebr11033240(CaONFJC)MIL681645(OCoLC)922998622(MiAaPQ)EBC3138696(EXLCZ)99100000000039670920150325h19981995 uy 0engurnn#---|u||urdacontentrdamediardacarrierWomen in Old Norse society /Jenny JochensIthaca, New York ;London, [England] :Palgrave Macmillan,1998.©19951 online resource (xiii, 266 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8014-3165-4 0-8014-8520-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --Introduction --CHAPTER ONE. Guðny Bðvarsdὁttir and Guðnin Gjukadttir: Nordic-Germanic Continuity --CHAPTER TWO. Marriage --CHAPTER THREE. Reproduction --CHAPTER FOUR. Leisure --CHAPTER FIVE. Work --CHAPTER SIX. The Economics of Homespun --APPENDIX Sources --Abbreviations --Notes --Bibliography --IndexJenny Jochens captures in fascinating detail the lives of women in pagan and early Christian Iceland and Norway-their work, sexual behavior, marriage customs, reproductive practices, familial relations, leisure activities, religious practices, and legal constraints and protections. Women in Old Norse Society places particular emphasis on changing sexual mores and the impact of Christianity as imposed by the clergy and Norwegian kings. It also demonstrates the vital role women played in economic production.WomenHistoryMiddle Ages, 500-1500WomenNorwayHistoryWomenIcelandHistoryOld Norse literatureHistory and criticismWomen in literatureWomenHistoryWomenHistory.WomenHistory.Old Norse literatureHistory and criticism.Women in literature.305.4/09/02Jochens Jenny1928-562488MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823013203321Women in Old Norse society947326UNINA