Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, and Power
Jesse L. Byock
(Author)
Description
The history of medieval Europe is incomplete if it does not take Iceland into account. Jesse Byock's reassessment of medieval Iceland uses all the available sources--the medieval Icelanders' historical writings, extensive saga literature, and intricate laws--to explore the way Iceland's social order functioned.Product Details
Price
$35.94
Publisher
University of California Press
Publish Date
February 07, 1990
Pages
276
Dimensions
5.52 X 8.26 X 0.69 inches | 0.72 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780520069541
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About the Author
Jesse L. Byock teaches Old Norse and medieval Scandinavian subjects at the University of California, Los Angeles and is the author of Feud in the Icelandic Saga (1982).
Reviews
"Byock has written an important and authoritative account of how one collectivity of human beings avoided the Hobbesian war of all against all in a society that allowed almost no role for government."--"Contemporary Sociology
