Medieval History
Memories of Old Awake
As part of the 'Cambridge Ideas' series, learn more about Dr Emily Lethbridge's exploration of the landscapes of the Icelandic sagas ...
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Review: 15th International Saga Conference (5-11th August 2012, University Of Aarhus)
Anna Millward writes: If I remember correctly, Þórr did not wear tight spandex and dance about on stage waving his hammer.[*] The Norse mythological cosmos was not made up of different dimensional ?bubbles?, and saga scholars were chained to their desks...
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Asnc In The Media
Dr Elizabeth Ashman Rowe, University Lecturer in Scandinavian History of the Medieval Period, was one of Melvyn Bragg's guests on In Our Time on Radio 4 yesterday. The episode discussed the Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066). You can listen to the programme...
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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...
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Beauty And Brutality: Iceland?s Literary Landscapes
Dr Emily Lethbridge is breathing new life and understanding into the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) during a unique year-long research trip ? conducted from the back of a decommissoned Land Rover ambulance. The beauty and brutality...
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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
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Medieval History