Barbarians In The Sagas Of Icelanders
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Barbarians in the Sagas of Icelanders
Author | : William H. Norman |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2021-07-29 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781000415803 |
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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.
Barbarian Rites
Author | : Hans-Peter Hasenfratz |
Publsiher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2011-06-23 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781620554487 |
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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.
The Sagas of Icelanders
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Author | : Jóhann S. Hannesson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 123 |
Release | : 1957 |
Genre | : Sagas |
ISBN | : OCLC:977506518 |
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The Complete Sagas of Icelanders Including 49 Tales Vinland and Greenland
Author | : Viðar Hreinsson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Old Norse literature |
ISBN | : UCSC:32106012315559 |
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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.
The Sagas of Icelanders
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Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Old Norse literature |
ISBN | : OCLC:1057321999 |
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The Complete Sagas of Icelanders Including 49 Tales Regional feuds
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Old Norse literature |
ISBN | : UOM:39015042051501 |
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Sagas of Icelanders
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Author | : Halldor Hermannsson |
Publsiher | : Corinthian Press |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 1935-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0527003549 |
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The Complete Sagas of Icelanders Including 49 Tales
Author | : Viðar Hreinsson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Old Norse literature |
ISBN | : UOM:39015042051485 |
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