Audun and the polar bear [[electronic resource] ] : luck, law, and largesse in a medieval tale of risky business / / by William I. Miller |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MillerWilliam Ian <1946-> |
Collana | Medieval law and its practice |
Soggetto topico |
Law, Scandinavian
Sagas |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-39926-8
9786612399268 90-474-4344-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Some technical matters : dates, origin, versions -- The story of Audun from the Westfjords (Audun's story) -- The commitment to plausibility -- Helping Thorir and buying the bear -- Dealing with King Harald -- Giving the bear to Svein : the interests in the bear -- Saying no to kings -- Eggs in one basket and market value -- Rome : self-impoverishment and self-confidence -- Repaying the bear -- Back to Harald : the yielding of accounts -- Audun's luck -- Richness and risk -- -- Motives -- Gaming the system : gift-ref -- Regiving and reclaiming gifts -- Relevant law -- Serious scarcity, self-interest and Audun's mother -- In the gift vs. in on the gift -- Gifts upward : repaying by receiving and funny money -- The obligation to accept -- Giving up and down hierarchies : of god(s), beggars, and equals -- Nadad and Abihu : sacrifice, caprice, and binding god and kings -- Funny money that is not so funny -- Of free and closing gifts -- Coda : the whiteness of the bear. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455330103321 |
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 | ||
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Audun and the polar bear [[electronic resource] ] : luck, law, and largesse in a medieval tale of risky business / / by William I. Miller |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MillerWilliam Ian <1946-> |
Collana | Medieval law and its practice |
Soggetto topico |
Law, Scandinavian
Sagas |
ISBN |
1-282-39926-8
9786612399268 90-474-4344-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Some technical matters : dates, origin, versions -- The story of Audun from the Westfjords (Audun's story) -- The commitment to plausibility -- Helping Thorir and buying the bear -- Dealing with King Harald -- Giving the bear to Svein : the interests in the bear -- Saying no to kings -- Eggs in one basket and market value -- Rome : self-impoverishment and self-confidence -- Repaying the bear -- Back to Harald : the yielding of accounts -- Audun's luck -- Richness and risk -- -- Motives -- Gaming the system : gift-ref -- Regiving and reclaiming gifts -- Relevant law -- Serious scarcity, self-interest and Audun's mother -- In the gift vs. in on the gift -- Gifts upward : repaying by receiving and funny money -- The obligation to accept -- Giving up and down hierarchies : of god(s), beggars, and equals -- Nadad and Abihu : sacrifice, caprice, and binding god and kings -- Funny money that is not so funny -- Of free and closing gifts -- Coda : the whiteness of the bear. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778691303321 |
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 | ||
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Audun and the polar bear [[electronic resource] ] : luck, law, and largesse in a medieval tale of risky business / / by William I. Miller |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (167 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MillerWilliam Ian <1946-> |
Collana | Medieval law and its practice |
Soggetto topico |
Law, Scandinavian
Sagas |
ISBN |
1-282-39926-8
9786612399268 90-474-4344-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Some technical matters : dates, origin, versions -- The story of Audun from the Westfjords (Audun's story) -- The commitment to plausibility -- Helping Thorir and buying the bear -- Dealing with King Harald -- Giving the bear to Svein : the interests in the bear -- Saying no to kings -- Eggs in one basket and market value -- Rome : self-impoverishment and self-confidence -- Repaying the bear -- Back to Harald : the yielding of accounts -- Audun's luck -- Richness and risk -- -- Motives -- Gaming the system : gift-ref -- Regiving and reclaiming gifts -- Relevant law -- Serious scarcity, self-interest and Audun's mother -- In the gift vs. in on the gift -- Gifts upward : repaying by receiving and funny money -- The obligation to accept -- Giving up and down hierarchies : of god(s), beggars, and equals -- Nadad and Abihu : sacrifice, caprice, and binding god and kings -- Funny money that is not so funny -- Of free and closing gifts -- Coda : the whiteness of the bear. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825507303321 |
Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 | ||
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The Book of Reykjahólar : the last of the great medieval legendaries / / Marianne E. Kalinke |
Autore | Kalinke Marianne E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Soggetto topico |
Christian saints - Legends - History and criticism
Old Norse literature - History and criticism Low German literature - History and criticism Tales, Medieval - History and criticism Christian hagiography - History - To 1500 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-99735-8
9786611997359 1-4426-8056-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Legenden/Lugenden -- 2. The Eve of the Reformation in Iceland -- 3. The Low German Sources of Reykjaholabok -- 4. Bjorn Þorleifsson of Reykjaholar: Copyist, Translator, Editor, and Compiler -- 5. The Communion of Saints -- 6. 'God alone knows whether this legend is true' -- 7. Sacred Romances -- 8. Bjorn Porleifsson: Collector of Myths -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455929203321 |
Kalinke Marianne E.
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1996 | ||
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The Book of Reykjahólar : the last of the great medieval legendaries / / Marianne E. Kalinke |
Autore | Kalinke Marianne E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Soggetto topico |
Christian saints - Legends - History and criticism
Old Norse literature - History and criticism Low German literature - History and criticism Tales, Medieval - History and criticism Christian hagiography - History - To 1500 |
ISBN |
1-281-99735-8
9786611997359 1-4426-8056-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Legenden/Lugenden -- 2. The Eve of the Reformation in Iceland -- 3. The Low German Sources of Reykjaholabok -- 4. Bjorn Þorleifsson of Reykjaholar: Copyist, Translator, Editor, and Compiler -- 5. The Communion of Saints -- 6. 'God alone knows whether this legend is true' -- 7. Sacred Romances -- 8. Bjorn Porleifsson: Collector of Myths -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780417703321 |
Kalinke Marianne E.
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1996 | ||
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The Book of Reykjahólar : the last of the great medieval legendaries / / Marianne E. Kalinke |
Autore | Kalinke Marianne E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (335 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Soggetto topico |
Christian saints - Legends - History and criticism
Old Norse literature - History and criticism Low German literature - History and criticism Tales, Medieval - History and criticism Christian hagiography - History - To 1500 |
ISBN |
1-281-99735-8
9786611997359 1-4426-8056-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Legenden/Lugenden -- 2. The Eve of the Reformation in Iceland -- 3. The Low German Sources of Reykjaholabok -- 4. Bjorn Þorleifsson of Reykjaholar: Copyist, Translator, Editor, and Compiler -- 5. The Communion of Saints -- 6. 'God alone knows whether this legend is true' -- 7. Sacred Romances -- 8. Bjorn Porleifsson: Collector of Myths -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814332603321 |
Kalinke Marianne E.
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1996 | ||
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Fagrskinna, A Catalogue of the Kings of Norway : A Translation with Introduction and Notes / / Alison Finlay |
Autore | Finlay Alison |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Collana | The Northern World |
Soggetto topico | Fagrskinna (anonymous) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-46505-0
9786610465057 1-4237-1413-X 90-474-0240-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Acknowldgements -- Introduction -- Translation Chapters 1-130 -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography Primary sources -- Secondary sources -- Glossary -- Index of places and peoples -- Index of persons. |
Altri titoli varianti | A Translation with Introduction and Notes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450505503321 |
Finlay Alison
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Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004 | ||
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Fagrskinna, A Catalogue of the Kings of Norway : A Translation with Introduction and Notes / / Alison Finlay |
Autore | Finlay Alison |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FinlayAlison |
Collana | The Northern World |
Soggetto topico | Fagrskinna (anonymous) |
ISBN |
1-280-46505-0
9786610465057 1-4237-1413-X 90-474-0240-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Acknowldgements -- Introduction -- Translation Chapters 1-130 -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography Primary sources -- Secondary sources -- Glossary -- Index of places and peoples -- Index of persons. |
Altri titoli varianti | A Translation with Introduction and Notes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783471103321 |
Finlay Alison
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Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004 | ||
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Fagrskinna, A Catalogue of the Kings of Norway : A Translation with Introduction and Notes / / Alison Finlay |
Autore | Finlay Alison |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 p.) |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FinlayAlison |
Collana | The Northern World |
Soggetto topico | Fagrskinna (anonymous) |
ISBN |
1-280-46505-0
9786610465057 1-4237-1413-X 90-474-0240-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Acknowldgements -- Introduction -- Translation Chapters 1-130 -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography Primary sources -- Secondary sources -- Glossary -- Index of places and peoples -- Index of persons. |
Altri titoli varianti | A Translation with Introduction and Notes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817568403321 |
Finlay Alison
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Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2004 | ||
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The Medieval Saga / Carol J. Clover |
Autore | Clover Carol J. <1940-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, N.Y. : , : Cornell University Press, , 1982 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p. :) : ill. ; |
Disciplina | 839/.63 |
Soggetto topico |
Literature, Medieval - History and criticism
Sagas - History and criticism |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-5017-4051-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Open Composition -- 2. Stranding -- 3. Simultaneity -- 4. Toward the Classical Saga -- Editions Consulted -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910367642203321 |
Clover Carol J. <1940->
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Ithaca, N.Y. : , : Cornell University Press, , 1982 | ||
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