Saints and Their Legacies in Medieval Iceland

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An examination of hagiographical traditions and their impact.

Dominican Resonances in Medieval Iceland

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This book explores the life and times of Jón Halldórsson, bishop of Skálholt (1322–39), a Dominican who had studied the liberal arts and canon law in Paris

Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders

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Sagas of Icelanders, also called family sagas, are the best known of the many literary genres that flourished in medieval Iceland, most of them achieving writte

The Paganesque and the Tale of Vǫlsi

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Challenges the concept that the notorious horse penis is key to understanding the Tale of Vǫlsi, via the concept of the "paganesque". A family of Norwegian pag

Reimagining Christendom

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With its expanding legal system and its burgeoning throngs of lawyers, legates, and documents, the papacy of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries has often b