Sverrir Jakobsson: Medieval Iceland

Cover: 9781032348957 | Medieval Iceland | Politics, Patronage and Power | Sverrir Jakobsson

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In the ninth century, at the beginning of this account, Iceland was uninhabited save for fowl and smaller Arctic animals. In the middle of the sixteenth century, by the end of this history, it had embarked on a course that led to the creation of a small country on the periphery of Europe. The history of medieval Iceland is to some degree a microcosm of European history, but in other respects it has a trajectory of its own. As in medieval Europe, the evolution of the Church, episodic warfare, and the strengthening of the bonds of government played an important role.

Unlike the rest of Europe, however, Iceland was not settled by humans until the Middle Ages and it was without towns and any type of executive government until the late medieval period. Medieval Iceland is a review of Icelandic history from the settlement until the advent of the Reformation, with an emphasis on social and political change, but also on cultural developments, such as the creation of a particular kind of literature, known throughout the world as the sagas.

A view of medieval Icelandic history as it has never been told before from one of its leading historians, this book will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in Icelandic and medieval history.

Über den Autor

Sverrir Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Iceland. He is the author and editor of numerous works, including Historical Dictionary of Iceland, 3rd edition (2016) and The Varangians: In Gods Holy Fire (2020), The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (2017), Sturla Þórðarson. Skald, Chieftain and Lawman (2017) and The Making of the Eastern Vikings. Rus' and Varangians in the Middle Ages (2024).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Long-term economic and social trends

Part 1. Early Medieval Iceland

1. Land-taking

2. The Foundation of Society

3. Christianisation

4. The Settlement in Cultural Memory

Part 2. High Medieval Iceland

5. Church and Society in the Twelfth Century

6. The Creation of Domains

7. Civil Strife

8. Enter the Kingdom

Part 3. Late Medieval Iceland

9. Pacification and Growth

10. Towards a New Era

11. Trade Wars and Social Anxiety

12. The Reformation

Conclusion: The Course of Icelandic Medieval History

Biographies

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2026
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Jahrhundert:	Neuzeit
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Studies in Medieval History and Culture
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9781032348957
ISBN-10:	103234895X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Jakobsson, Sverrir
Auflage:	1. Auflage
Hersteller:	Routledge Studies in Medieval History and Culture
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Sverrir Jakobsson
Erscheinungsdatum:	27.04.2026
Gewicht:	0,342 kg