Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, and PowerUniversity of California Press, 7 feb 1990 - 264 pagine 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. |
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