Medieval History
A Cambridge scholar is starting a one-year journey across Iceland, to examine the history and significance of Icelandic sagas. Dr Emily Lethbridge, who just completed her post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Cambridge, will be driving around the small nation using an old ambulance as she explores the many places associated with Íslendingasögur (?sagas of Icelanders?).
The sagas focus on Iceland and Icelandic society in the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries, and describe both the everyday life of the first generations of island-settlers, and the conflicts that arose between individuals and families. Along the way, they present a great number of highly individual and memorable characters.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- More Congratulations!
The awards and prizes are flooding in this month! Here are some more: Dr Nick Zair, Research Fellow in Peterhouse and Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Classics in Cambridge has been awarded the Johann-Kaspar Zeuss Prize for the best PhD in Celtic...
- The Saga-steads Of Iceland: A 21st-century Pilgrimage
We would like to alert you to the adventure-cum-academic-project which is about to be undertaken by one of our Research Fellows, Dr Emily Lethbridge. Her blog can be found at http://sagasteads.blogspot.com/, but we also include an outline of her project...
- In Royal Absence: The Making Of An Icelandic Aristocracy, 1271?1387
As Iceland became part of the Norwegian kingship 1262?1264, a new power structure in the shape of an Icelandic aristocracy appointed by the king of Norway was established. This development is discussed in a doctoral thesis in History from the University...
- The Viking Sagas To Be Aired On Bbc 4
The BBC will be airing a show examining Iceland?s medieval history this week. The Viking Sagas will first be see on Tuesday, May 10th, and is one of a number of programs being shown this week related to Iceland and its culture. Click here to read the...
- Medieval Icelandic Law
Medieval Icelandic Law; Medieval Icelandic Bishops? Sagas (2) Jana K. Schulman Western Michigan Univ. Dept. of English, 924 Sprau Tower 1903 W. Michigan Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5331 Phone: 269-387-2627 Fax: 269-387-2562 email:...
Medieval History
Medieval scholar to take one-year trip to explore Iceland?s sagas
A Cambridge scholar is starting a one-year journey across Iceland, to examine the history and significance of Icelandic sagas. Dr Emily Lethbridge, who just completed her post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Cambridge, will be driving around the small nation using an old ambulance as she explores the many places associated with Íslendingasögur (?sagas of Icelanders?).
The sagas focus on Iceland and Icelandic society in the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries, and describe both the everyday life of the first generations of island-settlers, and the conflicts that arose between individuals and families. Along the way, they present a great number of highly individual and memorable characters.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
- More Congratulations!
The awards and prizes are flooding in this month! Here are some more: Dr Nick Zair, Research Fellow in Peterhouse and Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Classics in Cambridge has been awarded the Johann-Kaspar Zeuss Prize for the best PhD in Celtic...
- The Saga-steads Of Iceland: A 21st-century Pilgrimage
We would like to alert you to the adventure-cum-academic-project which is about to be undertaken by one of our Research Fellows, Dr Emily Lethbridge. Her blog can be found at http://sagasteads.blogspot.com/, but we also include an outline of her project...
- In Royal Absence: The Making Of An Icelandic Aristocracy, 1271?1387
As Iceland became part of the Norwegian kingship 1262?1264, a new power structure in the shape of an Icelandic aristocracy appointed by the king of Norway was established. This development is discussed in a doctoral thesis in History from the University...
- The Viking Sagas To Be Aired On Bbc 4
The BBC will be airing a show examining Iceland?s medieval history this week. The Viking Sagas will first be see on Tuesday, May 10th, and is one of a number of programs being shown this week related to Iceland and its culture. Click here to read the...
- Medieval Icelandic Law
Medieval Icelandic Law; Medieval Icelandic Bishops? Sagas (2) Jana K. Schulman Western Michigan Univ. Dept. of English, 924 Sprau Tower 1903 W. Michigan Ave. Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5331 Phone: 269-387-2627 Fax: 269-387-2562 email:...