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Book Poetry from the Kings  Sagas 2  Poetry by named Skalds c 1035 1105

Download or read book Poetry from the Kings Sagas 2 Poetry by named Skalds c 1035 1105 written by Kari Ellen Gade and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poetry in this volume commemorates the lives of Scandinavian rulers from c.1035 to 1280 and events that took place during their reigns. It mainly focuses on the kings of Norway and on noblemen and chieftains associated with these kings, although some of the kings of Denmark, as well as three of the jarls of Orkney receive attention.

Book The Crusade of Ramon Llull

Download or read book The Crusade of Ramon Llull written by Numa Gomez and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thirteenth-century priest in the Iberian Peninsula reaches out to Muslims and Jews in order to convert them to Christianity. This was a time of great conflict between the Abrahamic faiths, so any communication between adherents was usually difficult and sometimes hostile. Ramon Llull believed this theological gap could be overcome through logic and Scripture.

Book Poetry on Christian Subjects

Download or read book Poetry on Christian Subjects written by Margaret Clunies Ross and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of an envisaged nine that are the fruits of an international project. The project aims to produce a new edition of the known corpus of Norse-Icelandic skaldic poetry, including runic inscriptions in metrical form. This new edition consists of a critical edition with an English translation. It reexamines the manuscript evidence for the poetic texts and their locations.

Book Islendingabok

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ari Thorgilsson Frodi
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1979
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 89 pages

Download or read book Islendingabok written by Ari Thorgilsson Frodi and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Poetry from the Kings  Sagas 1

Download or read book Poetry from the Kings Sagas 1 written by Diana Whaley and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes 1 and 2 in the SKALD series present the large and important body of skaldic poetry preserved in sagas about the kings of Norway and other Scandinavian rulers. Vol. 1 is dedicated mainly to court poetry in praise of rulers from the legendary Yngling kings to Olafr Haraldsson (St. Olav) and Knutr Sveinsson (Cnut the Great). Alongside formal commemoration of raids and battles there are dialogues with valkyries, lively travelogue, accounts of miracles, and freestanding stanzas capturing frustrated love and moments of humour. This volume also contains the General Introduction to the series.

Book Viking Revaluations

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  • Author : Viking Society for Northern Research. Centenary Symposium
  • Publisher : Viking Society for Northern Research University College
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN : 9780903521284
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Viking Revaluations written by Viking Society for Northern Research. Centenary Symposium and published by Viking Society for Northern Research University College. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Myths  Legends  and Heroes

Download or read book Myths Legends and Heroes written by John McKinnell and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Myths, Legends, and Heroes, editor Daniel Anzelark has brought together scholars of Old Norse-Icelandic and Old English literature to explore the translation and transmission of Norse myth, the use of literature in society and authorial self-reflection, the place of myth in the expression of family relationships, and recurrent motifs in Northern literature. The essays in Myths, Legends, and Heroes include an examination of the theme of sibling rivalry, an analysis of Christ's unusual ride into hell as found in both Old Norse and Old English, a discussion of Beowulf's swimming prowess and an analysis of the poetry in Snorri Sturluson's Edda. A tribute to Durham University professor John McKinnell's distinguished contributions to the field, this volume offers new insights in light of linguistic and archaeological evidence and a broad range of study with regard to both chronology and methodology.

Book A History of Foreign Words in English

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mary Sidney 1896- Serjeantson
  • Publisher : Hassell Street Press
  • Release : 2021-09-10
  • ISBN : 9781015093034
  • Pages : 372 pages

Download or read book A History of Foreign Words in English written by Mary Sidney 1896- Serjeantson and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book King Harald s Saga

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  • Author : Snorri Sturluson
  • Publisher : Penguin UK
  • Release : 2005-04-28
  • ISBN : 0141915072
  • Pages : 253 pages

Download or read book King Harald s Saga written by Snorri Sturluson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2005-04-28 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling Icelandic history describes the life of King Harald Hardradi, from his battles across Europe and Russia to his final assault on England in 1066, less than three weeks before the invasion of William the Conqueror. It was a battle that led to his death and marked the end of an era in which Europe had been dominated by the threat of Scandinavian forces. Despite England's triumph, it also played a crucial part in fatally weakening the English army immediately prior to the Norman Conquest, changing the course of history. Taken from the Heimskringla - Snorri Sturluson's complete account of Norway from prehistoric times to 1177 - this is a brilliantly human depiction of the turbulent life and savage death of the last great Norse warrior-king.

Book Strategies of Passion

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  • Author : Bjørn Bandlien
  • Publisher : Brepols Publishers
  • Release : 2005
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 370 pages

Download or read book Strategies of Passion written by Bjørn Bandlien and published by Brepols Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is concerned with the social and gendered meanings of love in medieval Norway and Iceland. In the Viking Age, to love would most often imply a submissive social position, while being loved by a woman could elevate a man above the status of her family. Women were supposed to love upwards in the social hierarchy, but could also use their desire to negotiate the social position of men. A close reading of the skaldic poetry shows the dilemma men faced when longing for women's love and approval. These ideas of love relations shaped Norse interpretations of courtly love and marriage formation by consent in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. However, new ideas of sexuality, gender and aristocratic culture changed several aspects of love and marital affection in the later middle ages. Men became the loving subject, but in a way that did not challenge the social order. For women, ideal love was attached to humility and submission to parents and husband. But even though the new ideology of love and marriage to some extent neutralized the tensions between consent and parental control, the sources show that both men and women could use the new conceptions of love to serve their own marital and social strategies.

Book Sustaining Life

Download or read book Sustaining Life written by Ingegerd Holand and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religionsgeschichte - Buntmetall - Glas - Grab - Handel/Verkehr - Gefäss.

Book Old Norse Nicknames

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paul Peterson
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2019-04-20
  • ISBN : 9781095396506
  • Pages : 353 pages

Download or read book Old Norse Nicknames written by Paul Peterson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-20 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PhD Dissertation on Old Norse Nicknames, University of Minnesota 2015. 145 pages of regular content, 163 pages of a list/dictionary of nicknames from the Book of Settlements (Landnámabók). This is the only comprehensive survey of Old Norse nicknames published in English.

Book The Complete Old English Poems

Download or read book The Complete Old English Poems written by and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2017-03-03 with total page 1248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Junius manuscript, Exeter book, Vercelli book, Beowulf and Judith, metrical psalms of Paris Psalter and the meters of Boethius, poems of the Anglo-Saxon chronicle, riddles, charms, and a number of minor additional poems.

Book Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who Came to America Before 1700

Download or read book Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who Came to America Before 1700 written by Frederick Lewis Weis and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2004 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the eighth edition of the classic work on the royal ancestry of certain colonists who came to America before the year 1700, and it is the first new edition to appear since 1992, reflecting the change in editorship from the late Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr. to his appointed successors William and Kaleen Beall. Like the previous editions, it embodies the very latest research in the highly specialized field of royal genealogy. As a result, out of a total of 398 ancestral lines, 91 have been extensively revised and 60 have been added, while almost all lines have had at least some minor corrections, amounting altogether to a 30 percent increase in text. Previous discoveries have now been integrated into the text and recently discovered errors have been corrected. And for the first time, thanks to the efforts of the new editors, this edition contains an every-name index, replacing the cumbersome indexes of the past. In addition to Alfred the Great, Charlemagne, Malcolm of Scotland, and Robert the Strong, descents in this work are traced from the following ancestral lines: Saxon and English monarchs, Gallic monarchs, early kings of Scotland and Ireland, kings and princes of Wales, Gallo-Romans and Alsatians, Norman and French barons, the Riparian branch of the Merovingian House, Merovingian kings of France, Isabel de Vermandois, and William de Warenne.

Book Edda Snorra Sturlusonar

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  • Author : Sveinbjörn Egilsson
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2023-07-18
  • ISBN : 9781019800546
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Edda Snorra Sturlusonar written by Sveinbjörn Egilsson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the rich mythology of ancient Iceland through the Edda, a collection of epic poems and stories compiled by Snorri Sturluson. This edition, edited and annotated by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, offers readers an in-depth look at the gods, heroes, and supernatural beings of Norse legend. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Artaxerxes III Ochus and His Reign

Download or read book Artaxerxes III Ochus and His Reign written by Noah Calvin Hirschy and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Latin Prose Prefaces

Download or read book Latin Prose Prefaces written by Tore Janson and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: