Icelanders and the Kings of Norway - Medieval Sagas and Legal Texts
The book uses sagas and legal texts to re-examine the relations between mediaeval Icelanders and the Norwegian kings. It demonstrates that the Icelanders - partly subjects of the king, and partly beyond his power - were ready to negotiate with him for their own benefit, and presents a methodological re-evaluation of authorial attributions of the sagas and their use as historical sources. Key to the book is a revisionary analysis of two laws made between the Icelanders and the kings of Norway...
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Added by: diegolares | Karma: 28.57 | Black Hole | 15 March 2011
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Ship or Sheep? Old Version
An interesting book to help intermediate students of English improve their pronunciation.
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