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Chieftans and power in the Icelandic commonwealth
- Title
- Chieftans and power in the Icelandic commonwealth / Jón Viðar Sigurðsson ; translated by Jean Lundskær-Nielsen.
- Author
- Jón Viðar Sigurðsson, 1958-
- Publication
- [Odense] : Odense University Press, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DL352 .J6613 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 255 pages; 22 cm.
- Series Statement
- The Viking collection ; v. 12
- Uniform Title
- Goder og maktforhold på Island i fristatstiden. English
- Viking collection ; v. 12.
- Alternative Title
- Goder og maktforhold på Island i fristatstiden.
- Subject
- Geschichte 930-1264
- To 1262
- Chiefdoms > Iceland
- Power (Political science) > Iceland
- Chefferie (Anthropologie) > Islande
- Chiefdoms
- Economic history
- Herrschaft
- Macht
- Politisches System
- Machtsverhoudingen
- Heersers
- Rechtspraak
- Iceland > History > To 1262
- Iceland > Economic conditions
- Islande > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1262
- Islande > Conditions économiques
- Iceland
- Island
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-243) and index.
- Contents
- Sagas and laws as sources -- Political developments in the commonwealth period -- The Saga Age -- The growth of domains -- The Sturlunga Age -- The power base of the chieftains -- Personal abilities and inheritance -- The economic basis of the chieftains -- Assembly men and friends -- Kinsmen and in-laws -- The social power of the chieftains -- Chieftains and the resolution of conflicts -- Definition of a conflict -- Mediation -- Arbitration and self-judgment -- The court system in the sagas and single combat -- Agreement -- Chieftains and religion -- The chieftains' control of settlements.
- ISBN
- 8778380561
- 9788778380562
- LCCN
- 2001349331
- OCLC
- ocm41874682
- 41874682
- SCSB-578245
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library