Overview

Traditional scholarship on the kings' sagas has tended to focus on the textual histories and interrelationships between the various twelfth- and thirteenth-century Scandinavian manuscripts. Thus previous scholars have striven to ascertain chronology, dating, and potential literary borrowings between the various native medieval manuscripts without considering the possibility of foreign textual influences on native literary traditions. Non-Native Sources for the Scandinavian Kings' Sagasprompts scholars to look beyond the borders of medieval Scandinavia in the attempt to account for seemingly inexplicable literary motifs and historical accounts.

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Author:   Paul A. White
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   34
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781138878396

ISBN 10:   1138878391
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   31 July 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations, Series Editor’s Foreword, Introduction, Chapter One: Background to The Kings’ Sagas, Chapter Two: Ari and the Synoptic Historians’ Use of Foreign Sources, Chapter Three: Foreign Sources in the Saga of Óláfr Tryggvason, Chapter Four: Óláfs Saga and the Hagiographic Tradition, Chapter Five: The Period of the Great Compilations Morkinskinna, Fagrskinna, and Heimskringla, Chapter Six: Conclusions, Notes, Bibliography, Index

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