Eastern Europe in Icelandic sagas
Uniquely combining Old Norse sources and Russian evidence, this book demonstrates what a large part Eastern Europe played in the lives and imagination of medieval Scandinavians.
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Leeds, England : Arc Humanities Press,
2019
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Beyond medieval Europe
Beyond Medieval Europe Ser. |
| Schlagworte: | Sagas Sagas-History and criticism Europe, Eastern-In literature Scandinavia-Civilization-Foreign influences Sagas ; History and criticism Europe, Eastern ; In literature Scandinavia ; Civilization ; Foreign influences Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (226 pages). |
| Zusammenfassung: | Uniquely combining Old Norse sources and Russian evidence, this book demonstrates what a large part Eastern Europe played in the lives and imagination of medieval Scandinavians. Cover -- Half-title -- Series page -- Title page -- Dedication -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Sources, Aims, Conventions -- Skaldic Poetry -- Skaldic Poetry on Eastern Europe -- Runic Inscriptions -- Runic Inscriptions Connected with Eastern Europe -- Sagas -- Sagas as a Historical Source -- Sagas as a Source for the History of Eastern Europe and Old Rus' -- About this Book -- Some Conventions -- Part 1. Eastern Europe in the Old Norse Weltbild -- Chapter 1. Austrhálfa on the Mental Map of Medieval Scandinavians -- Chapter 2. Austrvegr and Other aust- Place-names -- Place-names with aust- in Runic Inscriptions and Skaldic Poetry -- Place-names with aust- in the Early Kings' Sagas -- Place-names with aust- in Later Sources -- Chapter 3. Austmarr, "the Eastern Sea," the Baltic Sea -- Chapter 4. Traversing Eastern Europe -- Chapter 5. East European Rivers -- The Northern Dvina -- The Western Dvina -- The Dnieper -- The River Dröfn -- The Volga and the Kama -- The Neva -- The Don -- Chapter 6. Garðar/Garðaríki as a Designation of Old Rus' -- Chapter 7. Hólmgarðr (Novgorod) and Kænugarðr (Kiev) -- Novgorod -- The Origin of the Name -- Hólmgarðr, the Capital of Garðaríki -- Hólmgarðr (Novgorod) as One of the Centres of International Trade -- Kiev -- Chapter 8. Aldeigja/Aldeigjuborg (Old Ladoga) -- Ladoga and Aldeigja -- Ship-building Workshop -- "Hann braut Aldeigjuborg" -- "Aldeigjuborg ok þat jarlsríki, er þar fylgði" -- On the Control Functions of Ladoga Volost' -- Chapter 9. "Hofuð garðar" in Hauksbók, and Some Other Old Russian Towns -- Palteskia/Pallteskja (Polotsk) -- Móramar, Rostofa, Súrdalar (Murom, Rostov, Suzdal') -- Sýrnes, Gaðar (Gnezdovo?), and Smaleskia (Smolensk) -- Álaborg -- Danparstaðir -- Chapter 10. Bjarmaland -- Part 2. Four Norwegian Kings in Old Rus' -- Chapter 11. Óláfr Tryggvason. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on print version record |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (226 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781641890274 1641890274 9781641890267 1641890266 |