Barbarians In The Sagas Of Icelanders

Author : William H. Norman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000415805
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barbarians in the Sagas of Icelanders written by William H. Norman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores accounts in the Sagas of Icelanders of encounters with foreign peoples, both abroad and in Iceland, who are portrayed according to stereotypes which vary depending on their origins. Notably, inhabitants of the places identified in the sagas as Írland, Skotland and Vínland are portrayed as being less civilized than the Icelanders themselves. This book explores the ways in which the Íslendingasögur emphasize this relative barbarity through descriptions of diet, material culture, style of warfare and character. These characteristics are discussed in relation to parallel descriptions of Icelandic characters and lifestyle within the Íslendingasögur, and also in the context of a tradition in contemporary European literature, which portrayed the Icelanders themselves as barbaric. Comparisons are made with descriptions of barbarians in classical Roman texts, primarily Sallust, but also Caesar and Tacitus, showing striking similarities between Roman and Icelandic ideas about barbarians.

Author : Hans-Peter Hasenfratz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620554488
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Barbarian Rites written by Hans-Peter Hasenfratz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-23 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the untamed paganism of the Vikings and the Germanic tribes prior to the complete Christianization of Europe • Explores the different forms of magic practiced by these tribes, including runic magic, necromancy (death magic), soul-travel, and shape-shifting • Examines their rites of passage and initiation rituals and their most important gods, such as Odin, Loki, and Thor • Looks at barbarian magic in historical accounts, church and assembly records, and mythology as well as an eyewitness report from a 10th-century Muslim diplomat • Reveals the use and abuse of this tradition’s myths and magic by the Nazis Before the conversion of Europe to Christianity in the Middle Ages, Germanic tribes roamed the continent, plundering villages and waging battles to seek the favor of Odin, their god of war, ecstasy, and magic. Centuries later, predatory Viking raiders from Scandinavia carried on similar traditions. These wild “barbarians” had a system of social classes and familial clans with complex spiritual customs, from rites of passage for birth, death, and adulthood to black magic practices and shamanic ecstatic states, such as the infamous “berserker’s rage.” Chronicling the original pagan tradition of free and wild Europe--and the use and abuse of its myths and magic by the Nazis--Hans-Peter Hasenfratz offers a concise history of the Germanic tribes of Europe and their spiritual, magical, and occult beliefs. Looking at historical accounts, church and assembly records, mythology, and folktales from Germany, Russia, Scandinavia, and Iceland as well as an eyewitness report of Viking customs and rituals from a 10th-century Muslim diplomat, Hasenfratz explores the different forms of magic--including charms, runic magic, necromancy, love magic, soul-travel, and shamanic shape-shifting--practiced by the Teutonic tribes and examines their interactions with and eventual adaptation to Christianity. Providing in-depth information on their social class and clan structure, rites of passage, and their most important gods and goddesses, such as Odin, Loki, Thor, and Freyja, Hasenfratz reveals how it is only through understanding our magical barbarian roots that we can see the remnants of their language, culture, and dynamic spirit that have carried through to modern times.

Author : Viðar Hreinsson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Sagas of Icelanders, Including 49 Tales: Vinland and Greenland written by Viðar Hreinsson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The set contains "the first complete, coordinated English translation of The sagas of Icelanders, forty in all, together with forty-nine of the shorter Tales of Icelanders."--Preface.

Author : Jóhann S. Hannesson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sagas of Icelanders written by Jóhann S. Hannesson and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Haywood
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250106141
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Northmen written by John Haywood and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative volume that places the Vikings in their wider geographical and historical context.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Sagas of Icelanders, Including 49 Tales: Regional feuds written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jane Smiley
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141000031
Total Pages : 772 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sagas of Icelanders written by Jane Smiley and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of Viking "sagas" to commemorate the adventures of the people who first settled Iceland, and then explored Greenland and North America.

Author : Viðar Hreinsson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Sagas of Icelanders, Including 49 Tales written by Viðar Hreinsson and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Sagas of Icelanders, Including 49 Tales: An epic written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William R. Short
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786456079
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Icelanders in the Viking Age written by William R. Short and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sagas of Icelanders are enduring stories from Viking-age Iceland filled with love and romance, battles and feuds, tragedy and comedy. Yet these tales are little read today, even by lovers of literature. The culture and history of the people depicted in the Sagas are often unfamiliar to the modern reader, though the audience for whom the tales were intended would have had an intimate understanding of the material. This text introduces the modern reader to the daily lives and material culture of the Vikings. Topics covered include religion, housing, social customs, the settlement of disputes, and the early history of Iceland. Issues of dispute among scholars, such as the nature of settlement and the division of land, are addressed in the text.