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- Cultural Studies, Disability Studies, Medieval Literature, Folklore, J. R. R. Tolkien, Marginalized Identities, and 74 moreHistory of Scholarship, Sagas of Icelanders, Eddic Poetry, Old Norse Literature, Old Norse Religion, Monsters and Monster Theory, C.S. Lewis, Icelandic Family Sagas, Old Norse Sorcery, Mythology (Old Norse Literature), Viking Studies, Viking Age Scandinavia, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Old Norse, Old Norse Language, Skaldic Poetry, Fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda, Scandinavian Studies, Medieval Scandinavia, Medieval Studies, Literature, Mythology And Folklore, Medieval History, Children's Literature, Philology, Gender Studies, Mythology, Shamanism, Old Norse literature and culture, Queer Theory, Medievalism, Norse mythology, Icelandic Sagas, History of Science, Children's and Young Adult Literature, Crime fiction, Detective Fiction, Reception Studies, Audience and Reception Studies, Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture, Medieval Europe, Queer Theory (Literature), Otherness, Children's Literature & Culture, Self and Identity, Children and Families, Witchcraft (Anthropology Of Religion), Cultural History Of Ghosts, Monsters and the Monstrous, Folk and Fairy Tales, Literary Criticism, Narrative, Aesthetics, Hermeneutics, Semiotics, Paranormal, Humanities, Early Medieval History, English Literature, Comparative Literature, Literary Theory, Literature and cinema, Sociology, Performance Studies, Drama, Fantasy Literature, Film Studies, Gender, Queer Studies, The Weird, Flash Fiction, Young People, History of Religion, and Icelandedit
- I am Ármann Jakobsson, professor in mediaeval Icelandic literature at the University of Iceland. Area of specialisat... moreI am Ármann Jakobsson, professor in mediaeval Icelandic literature at the University of Iceland.
Area of specialisation: Medieval literature. Cultural studies. Folklore.
Sagas of Icelanders, kings’ sagas, þættir, legendary sagas, eddic poetry, skaldic poetry, late medieval poetry, Sturlunga saga, J.R.R. Tolkien.
The supernatural, the marginal, royal ideology, medieval aesthetics, history of scholarship.
Career: Before I started working at the University (1/1 2008), I was a research council fellow, external lecturer at the University, a teacher at MR sixth form college, a columnist and critic for DV daily newspaper, and I had a research position at Árnastofnun in 2007.
Some scholarly interests:
1. The mediaeval royal biographies and kingship ideology in mediaeval Icelandic narratives.
2. Medieval Icelandic encounters with the supernatural.
3. Marginal people in mediaeval Icelandic prose narrative.
4. The Old Norse-Icelandic legendary sagas.
5. Iceland and the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages.
Bibliography: My bibliography can be found here: https://uni.hi.is/armannja/ritaskra/
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ármann_Jakobssonedit - Doktorvater was Prof. Bjarni Guðnason, , Ásdís Egilsdóttir supervised me at undergraduate and MA-level.edit
Útgefandi Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag.
Saga íslenskra bókmennta frá Atla Húnakonungi til ársins 2022.
The history of Icelandic literature from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.
Saga íslenskra bókmennta frá Atla Húnakonungi til ársins 2022.
The history of Icelandic literature from the Middle Ages to the 21st century.
Research Interests: Humanities, Reference, Nordic Studies, Literature, Scandinavia, and 15 moreNordic Literatures, Icelandic Literature, History of Iceland, Literary History, Scandinavian Studies, Icelandic, Literature Review, Iceland, Literatura, Scandinavian Literature, Literary Research, European literature, History of Literature, Scandinavian literature and culture, and Arts and Humanities
Published in March 2020, in the series Northern Medieval World: on the Margins of Europe. This anthology of 23 articles by Old Norse scholars from 10 countries offers new critical approaches to the study of the many manifestations of... more
Published in March 2020, in the series Northern Medieval World: on the Margins of Europe.
This anthology of 23 articles by Old Norse scholars from 10 countries offers new critical approaches to the study of the many manifestations of the paranormal in the Middle Ages. The guiding principle of the collection is to depart from symbolic or reductionist readings of the subject matter in favor of focusing on the paranormal as human experience and, essentially, on how these experiences are defined by the sources. The authors work with a variety of medieval Icelandic textual sources including family sagas, legendary sagas, romances, poetry, hagiography and miracles, exploring the diversity of paranormal activity in the medieval North.
This volume questions all previous definitions of the subject matter, most decisively the idea of saga realism, and opens up new avenues in saga research.
This anthology of 23 articles by Old Norse scholars from 10 countries offers new critical approaches to the study of the many manifestations of the paranormal in the Middle Ages. The guiding principle of the collection is to depart from symbolic or reductionist readings of the subject matter in favor of focusing on the paranormal as human experience and, essentially, on how these experiences are defined by the sources. The authors work with a variety of medieval Icelandic textual sources including family sagas, legendary sagas, romances, poetry, hagiography and miracles, exploring the diversity of paranormal activity in the medieval North.
This volume questions all previous definitions of the subject matter, most decisively the idea of saga realism, and opens up new avenues in saga research.
Research Interests: Religion, History, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Folklore, and 15 moreHumanities, Medieval Literature, History of Religion, Literature, Medieval Studies, Old Norse Literature, Magic, Ghosts, Culture, Paranormal, Supernatural, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, and Anthropology of Religion
If you like the book and wish to make the author happy, print copies are available: https://www.amazon.com/Troll-Inside-You-Paranormal-Activity/dp/1947447009/... more
If you like the book and wish to make the author happy, print copies are available:
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Thanks to Punctum Books and to Rannís for making this book possible.
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Thanks to Punctum Books and to Rannís for making this book possible.
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Now in paperback, June, 2019. https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/0367133652/ The last fifty years have seen a significant change in the focus of saga studies, from a preoccupation with origins... more
Now in paperback, June, 2019.
https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/0367133652/
The last fifty years have seen a significant change in the focus of saga studies, from a preoccupation with origins and development to a renewed interest in other topics, such as the nature of the sagas and their value as sources to medieval ideologies and mentalities.
The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas presents a detailed interdisciplinary examination of saga scholarship over the last fifty years, sometimes juxtaposing it with earlier views and examining the sagas both as works of art and as source materials.
This volume will be of interest to Old Norse and medieval Scandinavian scholars and accessible to medievalists in general.
https://www.amazon.com/Routledge-Research-Companion-Medieval-Icelandic/dp/0367133652/
The last fifty years have seen a significant change in the focus of saga studies, from a preoccupation with origins and development to a renewed interest in other topics, such as the nature of the sagas and their value as sources to medieval ideologies and mentalities.
The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas presents a detailed interdisciplinary examination of saga scholarship over the last fifty years, sometimes juxtaposing it with earlier views and examining the sagas both as works of art and as source materials.
This volume will be of interest to Old Norse and medieval Scandinavian scholars and accessible to medievalists in general.
Research Interests: Critical Theory, History, Reference, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, and 15 moreResearch Methodology, Literature, Medieval Studies, Genre, Literary Criticism, Textual Criticism, Old Norse Literature, Audience and Reception Studies, History of Scholarship, Scandinavian Studies, Old Norse, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Icelandic Sagas, Middle Ages, and World Views
Research Interests: European History, Self and Identity, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Social Identity, and 42 moreLiterature, Medieval Studies, Courts, Literary Criticism, Textual Criticism, Old Norse Literature, Identity (Culture), Storytelling, Culture, Culture Studies, Medieval Scandinavia, Cultural Identity, National Identity, Ethnic Identity, Medieval Europe, Language and Identity, Kingship (Medieval History), Narrative and Identity, Social History, Kings´ Sagas, Scandinavian history, Narrative Analysis, Kingship and systems of rule, Scandinavian Studies, Manuscripts (Medieval Studies), History of Nationalism and Nation-Building, Chivalry (Medieval Studies), Old Norse, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Medieval Aristocracy, Identity, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Books, Aristocracy, Textual Criticism and Editing, Old Norse literature and culture, Metanarratives, Middle Ages, Literary Theory and Criticism, Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture, and Ethnicity and National Identity
Research Interests: Philology, History, Reception Studies, Medieval Literature, Literature, and 15 moreMedievalism, Old Norse Literature, Scholarly Editions, Icelandic Literature, History of Scholarship, Germanic Philology, History of Iceland, Medieval philology, History of philology, History of Historiography, Reception History, Medieval Icelandic Literature, 20th Century Literature, Iceland, and Textual Criticism and Editing
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Research Interests: Philology, Sociology, Humanities, Medieval Literature, Research Methodology, and 15 moreLiterature, Medieval Studies, Literary Criticism, Textual Criticism, Old Norse Literature, Narrative and interpretation, Icelandic Family Sagas, Sagas of Icelanders, Narrative Analysis, History of Historiography, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Old Norse literature and culture, Literary Theory and Criticism, Textual analysis, and Textual Criticsm
Research Interests: Reference, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Literature, Medieval Studies, and 15 moreOld Norse Literature, Medieval Scandinavia, Icelandic Literature, History of Iceland, Literary History, Scandinavian Studies, Mediaeval Icelandic History, Old Norse, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Viking Age Scandinavia, Iceland, Old Norse literature and culture, Textbook, School Textbooks, and Handbook
Research Interests: Religion, Christianity, Medieval Literature, Hagiography, History of Religion, and 12 moreOld Norse Literature, Scholarly Editions, Cult of Saints, Saints' Cults, Biography, Medieval Scandinavia, Sagas, Medieval & Renaissance Hagiography & Didactic Texts, Religious Studies, Icelandic Sagas, Saints, and Medieval Hagiography
Research Interests: Philology, Medieval Literature, Literature, Medieval Studies, Literary Criticism, and 16 moreTextual Criticism, Old English Literature, Scholarly Editions, J. R. R. Tolkien, Fantasy Literature, History of Scholarship, Old English Poetry, Beowulf, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Philology, Codicology, Critical Edition, Old English Language and Literature, Old English, Tolkien, JRR Tolkien, Fantasy, and Tolkien Studies
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Research Interests: History, Humanities, Social Sciences, Disability Studies, History of Medicine, and 14 moreCritical Disability Studies, Stereotypes and Prejudice, Disability History, Disability Theory, Equality and Diversity, Marginalized Identities, Social History, Cultural Disability Studies, Diversity & Inclusion, History of Disability, History of Medicine and the Body, Disability, Social Inequality, and Equality and Non Discrimination
Research Interests: Philology, History, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Literature, and 14 moreOld Norse Literature, Scholarly Editions, Medieval Scandinavia, Medieval Europe, Critical Edition (Medieval History), Kings´ Sagas, Scandinavian Studies, Norwegian History, Old Norse, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Viking Age Scandinavia, Norway, Middle Ages, and Royalty
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2. útg. 2015.
2. útg. 2015.
Research Interests: Comparative Literature, Medieval Literature, Research Methodology, Literature, Genre, and 13 moreHistoriography, Literary Criticism, Textual Criticism, Old Norse Literature, Rhetorical Criticism, History of Scholarship, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Medieval Romance, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Textual Criticism and Editing, Old Norse literature and culture, and Literary Theory and Criticism
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Excerpts from the first radical web journal in Iceland.
Research Interests: Social Change, Social Movements, Politics, Scandinavia, Political Extremism/Radicalism/Populism, and 15 moreCommunism, History of Iceland, New Left, Socialism, Debate, Post-Communism, Iceland, Current Affairs, Radicalism, Left-wing Radicalism, Public Debate, History of Socialism, History of the Left, Web Journalism, and Public Policy
Research Interests: History, Cultural History, Anthropology, Humanities, Medieval Literature, and 13 moreSociology of Children and Childhood, Youth Studies, Children and Families, Old Norse Literature, History of Childhood and Youth, History of Childhood, Social History, Children and Youth, Medieval Children and Childood, Scandinavian Studies, Children, Childhood studies, and Middle Ages
Uppseld hjá forlaginu en fáanleg sem prentuð eftir pöntun, og sem rafbók.
Research Interests: Comparative Literature, English Literature, Literature, Literature and cinema, Literary Criticism, and 15 moreMedievalism, Science Fiction, Fantasy Literature, Popular Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, 20th Century British Literature, 20th Century Literature, Fantastic Literature, Tolkien, Fantasy, The Hobbit, Tolkien, medievalism, Lord of the Rings, Tolkien Studies, and Medievalism (Especially Tolkien)
Innan við 10 óseld eintök á Íslandi; dreift af Hinu íslenska bókmenntafélagi. Einnig seld af The Viking Society.
Research Interests: History, Medieval Literature, Literature, Medieval Studies, Postcolonial Studies, and 15 moreLiterary Criticism, Old Norse Literature, Identity (Culture), Medieval Scandinavia, Viking Studies, Language and Identity, Kingship (Medieval History), Kings´ Sagas, Scandinavian Studies, Monarchy, Old Norse, Identity, Icelandic Sagas, Scandinavian Literature, and Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature
Dreift af Hinu íslenska bókmenntafélagi. Einnig til sölu hjá The Viking Society.
Research Interests: History, History of Ideas, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Literature, and 15 moreOld Norse Literature, Ideology, Medieval Scandinavia, Political Elites, Kingship (Medieval History), Kings´ Sagas, History of Iceland, Kingship and systems of rule, Political Ideology, Monarchy, Medieval Icelandic Literature, History of Political Ideas, Kingship, Royalty, and Sacred and divine kingship
Research Interests: Comparative Literature, Gender Studies, Literature, Literary Criticism, Women's Literature, and 10 moreGender, Modernist Literature (Literary Modernism), Feminism, Icelandic Literature, Contemporary Literature, Modernism, 20th century Avant-Garde, 20th Century Literature, Women and Gender Studies, and Scandinavian Literature
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The book is almost sold out but a few last copies can still be purchased here:
http://haskolautgafan.hi.is/node/880
The book is almost sold out but a few last copies can still be purchased here:
http://haskolautgafan.hi.is/node/880
Research Interests: Philology, History, World Literatures, Comparative Literature, Medieval Literature, and 26 moreMedieval History, Literature, Medieval Studies, Historiography, Old Norse Literature, Manuscript Studies, Culture, Medieval Scandinavia, Fantasy Literature, Medieval Europe, Genre Theory, Sagas, Mythical-Heroic Sagas, Fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda, Legendary Sagas, Scandinavian Studies, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Medieval Romance, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Scandinavian Literature, Literary studies, Fantastic Literature, Old Norse literature and culture, Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture, and Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature
Denne samling af artikler, som udgør andet bind i en række af artikelsamlinger om de islandske fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda (første bind udkom i 2003 i Uppsala, Fornaldarsagornas struktur och ideologi), har det mål at fokusere på temaet... more
Denne samling af artikler, som udgør andet bind i en række af artikelsamlinger om de islandske fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda (første bind udkom i 2003 i Uppsala, Fornaldarsagornas struktur och ideologi), har det mål at fokusere på temaet myter og virkelighed i forbindelse med fornaldarsagaerne. Adjektivet mytisk ;er ofte blevet anvendt om denne sagagruppe, hvor der optræder gamle guder fra førkristen tid og legendariske helte side om side på en måde, der minder om eddadigtene. Fornaldarsagaerne beretter om ...
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Research Interests: Comparative Literature, Aesthetics, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Literature, and 14 moreMedieval Studies, Genre, Literary Criticism, Old Norse Literature, Ideology, Medieval Scandinavia, Medieval Europe, Fornaldarsögur Norðurlanda, Legendary Sagas, Scandinavian Studies, Viking Age Scandinavia, Medieval Romance, Middle Ages, and Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
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Disputes lie at the heart of the sagas. Consequently, literary texts have been treated as sources of legal practice – narrations of law – while the sagas themselves and the handling of legal matters by the figures adhere to ‘laws of... more
Disputes lie at the heart of the sagas. Consequently, literary texts have been treated as sources of legal practice – narrations of law – while the sagas themselves and the handling of legal matters by the figures adhere to ‘laws of narration’. The volume addresses this intricate relationship between literature and social practice from the perspective of historians as well as philologists. The contributions focus not only on disputes and their solution in saga literature, but also on the representation of law and its history in sagas and Latin historiography from Scandinavia as well as the representation of laws and norms in mythological texts. They demonstrate that narrations of law provide an indispensable insight into legal culture and its connection to a wider framework of social norms, adjusting the impression given by the laws. The philological approaches underline that the narrative texts also have an agenda of their own when it comes to their representation of law, providing a mirror of conduct, criticising inequity, reinforcing the political and juridical position of kings or negotiating norms in mythological texts. Altogether, the volume underlines the unifying force exerted by a common fiction of law beyond its letter.
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A collection of essays on shapeshifting on Celtic, Norse and Old English literature.
Available here https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789462984479/shapeshifters-in-medieval-north-atlantic-literature
Available here https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789462984479/shapeshifters-in-medieval-north-atlantic-literature
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Egil, the Viking Poet focuses on one of the best-known Icelandic sagas, that of the extraordinary hero Egil Skallagrimsson. Descended from a lineage of trolls, shape-shifters, and warriors, Egil’s transformation from a precocious and... more
Egil, the Viking Poet focuses on one of the best-known Icelandic sagas, that of the extraordinary hero Egil Skallagrimsson. Descended from a lineage of trolls, shape-shifters, and warriors, Egil’s transformation from a precocious and murderous child into a raider, mercenary, litigant, landholder, and poet epitomizes the many facets of Viking legend.
The contributors to this collection of essays approach Egil’s story from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, philology, network theory, social history, and literary theory. Strikingly original, their essays will appeal not only to dedicated students of Old Norse-Icelandic literature but also to those working in the fields of Viking studies, comparative ethnology, and folklore.
The contributors to this collection of essays approach Egil’s story from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, philology, network theory, social history, and literary theory. Strikingly original, their essays will appeal not only to dedicated students of Old Norse-Icelandic literature but also to those working in the fields of Viking studies, comparative ethnology, and folklore.
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Icelandic prose narratives from the 13th and 14th centuries are replete with instances of metamorphosis, humans transforming into animals, or changing shape in an indeterminate way. Sources indicate that the transformation is not merely... more
Icelandic prose narratives from the 13th and 14th centuries are replete with instances of metamorphosis, humans transforming into animals, or changing shape in an indeterminate way. Sources indicate that the transformation is not merely corporeal but is also spiritual. In this paper, the Old Norse lexicon of transformation, such as the words hamrammr, hamslauss, and hamstoli, will be closely examined.
Research Interests: Mythology And Folklore, Cultural History, Folklore, Humanities, Self and Identity, and 15 moreLiterature, Mental Health, Anthropology of the Body, Old Norse Literature, Culture, Health, Medicine, Disability, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Scandinavian Literature, Body and Soul, Animals, Metamorphosis, Myth and Literature, and Transmogrification
Research Interests: Religion, Christianity, Folklore, Medieval Studies, Medieval Scandinavia, and 14 moreFolklore (Literature), Witchcraft (Magic), History of Religion (Medieval Studies), Magic and the Occult (Anthropology Of Religion), Medieval Icelandic Literature, Medieval Magic, Old Norse Religion, Religious Studies, Religions, History of magic, Witchcraft, Western Magical Tradition, Old Norse Sorcery, and Sorcery
This article investigates the representation of mental illnesses in the context of Norway’s medieval royal court using the kings’ saga Morkinskinna. The text naturally applies its own contemporaneous terminology that demands close... more
This article investigates the representation of mental illnesses in the context of Norway’s medieval royal court using the kings’ saga Morkinskinna. The text naturally applies its own contemporaneous terminology that demands close scrutiny, but greater focus is placed upon the responses mental illnesses elicit in this context, which include curiosity, incomprehension, fear, hopelessness, sorrow, sensitivity, attentiveness, compassion, and successful or unsuccessful attempts at treatment. Overall, the narrative invokes mental illnesses to advance certain of its broader interests concerning the roles, duties, and the relationship between medieval Norwegian kings and their subjects.
Research Interests: Humanities, Medieval Literature, Social Sciences, Medieval History, Disability Studies, and 15 moreLiterature, Mental Health, Disability History, Kingship (Medieval History), Health, Kings´ Sagas, Medieval Madness and Insanity, Disability, Mental Illness, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Madness and Literature, Icelandic Sagas, Madness, Mad Studies, and Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
Research Interests: Medieval History, Portuguese, Violence, Nordic Studies, Medieval Studies, and 13 moreOld Norse Literature, Narrative and interpretation, Medieval Scandinavia, Icelandic Family Sagas, Sagas of Icelanders, Scandinavian Studies, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Icelandic Sagas, Middle Ages, Ideology and Literature, Literatura Medieval, Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature, and História medieval
In this article, the authors review the traditional division of the sagas of Icelanders into early, classical and post-classical sagas, discuss some of the foundational principles of this tripartite (or occasionally quinquepartite)... more
In this article, the authors review the traditional division of the sagas of Icelanders into early, classical and post-classical sagas, discuss some of the foundational principles of this tripartite (or occasionally quinquepartite) categorisation and ask whether they can still be considered valid even though the categories are still in use. Furthermore, they ask whether this categorisation is always in line with the likely dating of individual sagas, discussing a few instances of supposedly post-classical sagas that may in fact be older than often assumed, and of classical sagas that may actually be younger than many 'late' sagas. Particular attention is paid to Finnboga saga that has been regarded as one of the six youngest sagas but actually exists in an old manuscript. The authors examine some of the arguments for regarding it as a 'young' saga and argue that none of the characteristics by which Finnboga saga has been dated are unique to supposedly post-classical sagas.
Research Interests: Philology, Medieval Literature, Research Methods and Methodology, Genre studies, Literature, and 14 moreMedieval Studies, Genre, Historiography, Medieval Scandinavia, History of Scholarship, Icelandic Family Sagas, Categorization, Scandinavian Studies, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Realism, 14th Century, and Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature
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Research Interests: Religion, Mythology And Folklore, Gender Studies, Mythology, Humanities, and 15 moreSex and Gender, Medieval Literature, Social Sciences, Masculinity Studies, Queer Theory, Old Norse Literature, Gender and Sexuality, Gender, Masculinity, Masculinities, Studies On Men And Masculinity, Norse mythology, Old Norse Religion, Myth, and Otherness
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Research Interests: Reception Studies, Literature, Medievalism, Contemporary Medievalism, Audience and Reception Studies, and 11 moreScandinavia, Icelandic Literature, Contemporary Literature, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Scandinavian Literature, Novels, New Medievalism, Middle Ages, and Halldór Laxness
Research Interests: Cultural Studies, Humanities, Textual Scholarship, Textual Criticism, Old Norse Literature, and 12 moreScholarly Editions, Nationalism, Icelandic Literature, History of Scholarship, Icelandic Family Sagas, History of Iceland, Sagas of Icelanders, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Old Norse literature and culture, and Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
Research Interests: Philology, Nineteenth Century Studies, Historiography, Scholarly Editing, Medievalism, and 13 moreOld Norse Literature, Scholarly Editions, Reception, Icelandic Literature, History of Scholarship, Icelandic Family Sagas, Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Icelandic Sagas, Textual Criticism and Editing, Critical edition, History of Textual Criticism, and Publishers
Research Interests: Medieval Literature, Youth Studies, Literature, Old Norse Literature, Class, and 14 moreNarratology, Medieval Scandinavia, Identities, Marginalized Identities, Northern studies, Icelandic Family Sagas, Narrative Analysis, Children and Youth, Teenagers, Iceland, Youth, Icelandic Sagas, Childhood studies, and Marginalization
Research Interests: Discourse Analysis, Rhetoric, Medieval Literature, Literature, Medieval Studies, and 15 moreDiscourse, Nordic Literatures, Kierkegaard, Verbal Irony, European literature, Existentialism, Irony, Direct Speech, Littérature Nordique, Sarcasm, Letterature Scandinave, Sagas Islandaises, Ironie, Pays nordiques, and Etudes Nordiques
Research Interests: Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Historiography, Poetry, Old Norse Literature, and 15 moreScholarly Editions, Skaldic verse, Kingship (Medieval History), Skaldic Poetry, History of Historiography, Disability, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Viking Age Scandinavia, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Source Criticism, Poets, Poesía Medieval, Prosimetrum, and Old Norse skaldic poetry
Research Interests: British Literature, English Literature, Humanities, Translation Studies, Literature, and 13 moreChildren's Literature, Children's Literature & Culture, Children's and Young Adult Literature, Icelandic Literature, Translation and Interpretation, Icelandic, Translation, 20th Century British Literature, Literary translation, Translation and Interpreting, Young Adult Literature, Childrens Literature, and Enid Blyton
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Research Interests: Religion, Folklore, Humanities, Medieval Literature, Cultural Heritage, and 15 moreSemantics, Literature, Old Norse Literature, Terminology, Taxonomy, Science and Religion, Folk legends, History of Religions, Spiritualism, Occultism, New Age spirituality, Tourism, Categories, Supernatural in Literature, and Elves
Research Interests: Religion, History, European History, Cultural History, Comparative Literature, and 37 moreSelf and Identity, History of Ideas, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Literature, Narrative, Medieval Studies, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Old Norse Literature, Language and Power, Language and Ideology, Ideology, Medieval Scandinavia, History of Political Thought, Medieval Europe, Kingship (Medieval History), Narrative and Identity, Scandinavian history, Interpretation, Kingship and systems of rule, Political Ideology, Scandinavian Studies, Norwegian History, Fairytales, Medieval Political Thought, Monarchy, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Viking Age Scandinavia, Icelandic Sagas, Norway, Scandinavian Literature, Old Norse literature and culture, Folk and Fairy Tales, Medieval Norway, Ambiguity, Irony, and Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
Research Interests: History, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Violence, Narrative, and 15 moreHistoriography, Old Norse Literature, Autobiography, Political Violence, Political Assassinations, History of Iceland, Memoir and Autobiography, History of Historiography, Mediaeval Icelandic History, Autobiographical Self-Representation, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Icelandic Sagas, Snorri Sturluson, Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature, and Point of View
Research Interests: History, Medieval Literature, Research Methodology, Literature, Medieval Studies, and 30 moreMedieval Historiography, Historiography, Literary Criticism, History and Memory, Textual Criticism, Old Norse Literature, Historicism, Truth, Medieval Scandinavia, Memory Studies, Social and Collective Memory, Cultural Memory, History of Scholarship, Medieval Europe, Collective Memory, Icelandic Family Sagas, Public Memory, Theories Of Truth, History of Historiography, Scandinavian Studies, Old Norse, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Viking Age Scandinavia, Fiction, Icelandic Sagas, Scandinavian Literature, Realism, Old Norse literature and culture, Historicity, and Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
Research Interests: Comparative Literature, Medieval Literature, Comedy, Literature, Medieval Studies, and 15 moreHumor, Old Norse Literature, Icelandic Family Sagas, Satire & Irony, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Verbal Irony, Icelandic Sagas, Humor and Sarcasm, Existentialism, Old Norse literature and culture, Ambiguity, Irony, Ironia, Characters, and Sarcasm
Research Interests: History, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Literature, Medieval Studies, and 13 moreHistoriography, Literary Criticism, Old Norse Literature, Oral Traditions, Medieval Scandinavia, Medieval Europe, Medieval rural settlement, Scandinavian history, History of Historiography, Old Norse, Old Norse literature and culture, Historicity, and Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
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Research Interests: History, Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Cultural Heritage, Literature, and 15 moreLiterary Criticism, History and Memory, Old Norse Literature, Memory Studies, Social and Collective Memory, Collective Memory, Sagas, Icelandic Family Sagas, Sagas of Icelanders, Public Memory, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Memory, Old Norse literature and culture, Historicity, and History and Fiction
Research Interests: Comparative Literature, French Literature, Reception Studies, Translation Studies, Medieval Literature, and 15 moreYouth Studies, Literature, Genre, Old Norse Literature, Gender and Sexuality, Audience and Reception Studies, Gender, History of Childhood and Youth, Translation and Interpretation, Translation, Medieval Romance, Romantic love, Androgyny, Romance and Sexuality, and Love Stories
Research Interests: Homer, Humanities, Research Methodology, Disability Studies, Literature, and 14 moreHistory of Christianity, Poetry, Textual Scholarship, Textual Criticism, Blindness, Early Modern Literature, Icelandic Literature, History of Scholarship, History of Historiography, Disability, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Poems, Fifteenth and Sixteenth century culture, and Religious Poetry
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Understanding Disability Throughout History explores seldom-heard voices from the past by studying the hidden lives of disabled people before the concept of disability existed culturally, socially, and administratively. The book focuses... more
Understanding Disability Throughout History explores seldom-heard voices from the past by studying the hidden lives of disabled people before the concept of disability existed culturally, socially, and administratively. The book focuses on Iceland from the Age of Settlement, traditionally considered to have taken place from 874 to 930, until the 1936 Law on Social Security (Lög um almannatryggingar), which is the first time that disabled people were referenced in Iceland as a legal or administrative category. Data sources analysed in the project represent a broad range of materials that are not often featured in the study of disability, such as bone collections, medieval literature, and census data from the early modern era, archaeological remains, historical archives, folktales and legends, personal narratives, and museum displays. The ten chapters include contributions from a multidisciplinary team of experts working in the fields of Disability Studies, History, Archaeology, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Folklore and Ethnology, Anthropology, Museum Studies, and Archival Sciences, along with a collection of postdoctoral and graduate students. The volume will be of interest to all scholars and students of disability studies, history, medieval studies, ethnology, folklore, and archaeology.
Research Interests: History, Humanities, Medieval Literature, Social Sciences, Medieval History, and 15 moreDisability Studies, Literature, Critical Disability Studies, Medieval Studies, Nordic History, Disability History, Medieval Scandinavia, Disability Theory, Medieval Europe, Scandinavian Studies, Disability, Viking Age Scandinavia, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, and Scandinavian Literature
This anthology brings together articles by several scholars engaged in the study of the many manifestations of the paranormal in the Middle Ages. The guiding principles of the collection are a clear focus on the paranormal experiences... more
This anthology brings together articles by several scholars engaged in the study of the many manifestations of the paranormal in the Middle Ages. The guiding principles of the collection are a clear focus on the paranormal experiences themselves, and, essentially, how they are defined by the sources. The authors work with a variety of medieval Icelandic sources, including family sagas, legendary sagas, romances, poetry, hagiography and miracles, exploring the diversity of paranormal activity in the medieval North.
This volume questions all previous definitions of the subject matter, most decisively the idea of saga realism, and will open up new avenues in saga research.
This volume questions all previous definitions of the subject matter, most decisively the idea of saga realism, and will open up new avenues in saga research.
Research Interests: Folklore, Humanities, Literature, Medieval Studies, History of Childhood and Youth, and 13 moreMedieval Scandinavia, Paranormal, Folklore (Literature), Visions And Dreams, Supernatural, Icelandic Family Sagas, Wisdom Literature, Old Norse Religion, Teenagers, Zombies, Medieval Visions, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Undead
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Research Interests: Semiotics, Languages and Linguistics, Medieval Literature, Literature, Narrative, and 14 moreMedieval Studies, Legal History, Old Norse Literature, Narratology, Discourse, Law and Literature, Medieval Scandinavia, European Legal History, Icelandic Family Sagas, Narrative Analysis, Interpretation, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Speech, and Icelandic Sagas
Research Interests: Humanities, Medieval Literature, Literature, Old Norse Literature, Identity (Culture), and 14 moreCultural Landscapes, Culture, Medieval Scandinavia, Paranormal, Ecocriticism, Sagas of Icelanders, Landscape, Nature, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Giants, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Mountains, and Glaciers
Medieval disability narrative.
Research Interests: Sociology, Humanities, Medieval History, Disability Studies, Literature, and 14 moreCritical Disability Studies, Medieval Studies, Medieval Scandinavia, Icelandic Literature, History Of Madness And Psychiatry, Kingship (Medieval History), Kings´ Sagas, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Madness and Literature, Icelandic Sagas, Insanity, Madness, Mad Studies, and Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature
The tale of King Hrœrekr the blind.
Research Interests: History, Medieval History, Disability Studies, Critical Disability Studies, Medieval Studies, and 13 moreHistory of Blindness/Visual Impairment, Blindness, Cult of Saints, Wisdom, Medieval Scandinavia, Kingship (Medieval History), Kingship and systems of rule, Scandinavian Studies, Norwegian History, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Norway, Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature, and Sainthood
Available here: https://www.penninn.is/is/book/rigmarole-and-flies From the translator: “My translation of Icelandic poets Theodóra Thoroddsen’s Þulur (1916) [Rigmarole] and Jón Thoroddsen’s Flugur (1922) [Flies], featuring a foreword... more
Available here: https://www.penninn.is/is/book/rigmarole-and-flies
From the translator: “My translation of Icelandic poets Theodóra Thoroddsen’s Þulur (1916) [Rigmarole] and Jón Thoroddsen’s Flugur (1922) [Flies], featuring a foreword by Ármann Jakobsson and collected in one volume, is now available in print from Hin kindin. In her Þulur (Rigmarole), Theodóra rejuvenated an important traditional Icelandic verse form. Bearing qualities similar to those often associated with nursery rhymes, her poems blend folk stories and pastoral imagery using economic yet unruly and fresh metrical forms. They are, however, also essentially rebellious, focusing on unfulfilled desires and longings that achieve release in fantasy. Her son Jón’s Flugur (Flies), published a few years before his untimely death, has been considered the first collection of prose poems published in Icelandic. Seen as a profound departure from Icelandic poetic traditions, his poems can be regarded as a precursor to Icelandic modernism, addressing the ambiguities inherent in language and life itself. Together they offer an opportunity to appreciate more fully each poet’s unique contribution to the vast and varied history of Icelandic literature.” (https://cwecrocker.com/2020/05/08/new-publication-theodora-thoroddsen-jon-thoroddsen-rigmarole-and-flies/)
From the translator: “My translation of Icelandic poets Theodóra Thoroddsen’s Þulur (1916) [Rigmarole] and Jón Thoroddsen’s Flugur (1922) [Flies], featuring a foreword by Ármann Jakobsson and collected in one volume, is now available in print from Hin kindin. In her Þulur (Rigmarole), Theodóra rejuvenated an important traditional Icelandic verse form. Bearing qualities similar to those often associated with nursery rhymes, her poems blend folk stories and pastoral imagery using economic yet unruly and fresh metrical forms. They are, however, also essentially rebellious, focusing on unfulfilled desires and longings that achieve release in fantasy. Her son Jón’s Flugur (Flies), published a few years before his untimely death, has been considered the first collection of prose poems published in Icelandic. Seen as a profound departure from Icelandic poetic traditions, his poems can be regarded as a precursor to Icelandic modernism, addressing the ambiguities inherent in language and life itself. Together they offer an opportunity to appreciate more fully each poet’s unique contribution to the vast and varied history of Icelandic literature.” (https://cwecrocker.com/2020/05/08/new-publication-theodora-thoroddsen-jon-thoroddsen-rigmarole-and-flies/)
Research Interests: Nordic Studies, Literature, Poetry, Translation of Poetry, Nordic Literatures, and 15 moreIcelandic Literature, Modern Poetry, Modernism, Scandinavian Studies, Modern Literature, Translation, 20th Century Literature, Fiction, Iceland, Literary translation, Scandinavian Literature, Prose poems, Short Fiction, Nursery Rhymes, and Mothers and Sons
Research Interests: Critical Theory, History, Cultural Studies, Sociology of Religion, Folklore, and 14 moreLiterature, Medieval Studies, Cultural Theory, Medieval Scandinavia, Paranormal, Folklore (Literature), Supernatural, Scandinavian Studies, History of Folklore Theory and Method, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Medieval Magic, Old Norse Religion, Religious Studies, and Paranormal Beliefs
Why and how was the historical value of The Book of Settlements important for 20th century Icelanders.
Research Interests: History, Self and Identity, Medieval History, Cultural Heritage, Historiography, and 15 moreHistory and Memory, Old Norse Literature, Identity (Culture), Nationalism, Culture, Medieval Scandinavia, National Identity, Cultural Memory, Scandinavian history, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Identity, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Myths, and Literature and Identity
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Research Interests: Folklore, Ontology, Humanities, Medieval Literature, Literature, and 13 moreMedieval Studies, Old Norse Literature, Vocabulary, Ghosts, Taxonomy, Culture, Medieval Scandinavia, Witchcraft (Magic), Monsters and Monster Theory, Horror Literature, Zombies, Horror, and Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture
Research Interests: Folklore, Humanities, Medieval Studies, Witchcraft (Magic), Magic and the Occult (Anthropology Of Religion), and 9 moreMedieval Icelandic Literature, Medieval Magic, Cats, Religious Studies, History of magic, Animals, Witchcraft, Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture, and Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature
Research Interests: Religion, Sociology of Religion, Folklore, Philosophy, Medieval Literature, and 15 moreMedieval History, History of Religion, Literature, Medieval Studies, Old Norse Literature, Magic, Paranormal, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Religious Studies, Occult, Supernatural in Literature, Horror, Old Norse Sorcery, Monsters and the Monstrous, and Anthropology of Religion
Research Interests: Religion, Mythology And Folklore, Folklore, Mythology, History of Religion, and 15 moreHistory of Christianity, Ghosts, Cultural History Of Ghosts, Pagan Studies, Culture, Medieval Scandinavia, Folk legends, Paganism, Mythology (Old Norse Literature), Viking Age Scandinavia, Old Norse Religion, Christianization in Scandinavia, Germanic Mythology, Pre Christian Nordic Religion, and Old Nordic/Germanic Religions
Research Interests: Comparative Literature, Aesthetics, Medieval Literature, Literature, Narrative, and 14 moreLiterary Criticism, Old Norse Literature, Narratology, Medieval Scandinavia, Medieval Europe, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Old Norse literature and culture, Character, Literary Theory and Criticism, Characterization, Hierarchy, Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature, and Literary Analysis
Publication date: Sept 20, 2023. A YA fantasy novel about four 21st century youths and the elf tradition of Iceland. Four Icelandic children have travelled to the elf realm Tudati and are supposed to rule the kingdom as monarchs. But... more
Publication date: Sept 20, 2023.
A YA fantasy novel about four 21st century youths and the elf tradition of Iceland. Four Icelandic children have travelled to the elf realm Tudati and are supposed to rule the kingdom as monarchs. But what about the older ruler and creator of the kingdom? And will their kingdom be safe from the monster Vritra?
A YA fantasy novel about four 21st century youths and the elf tradition of Iceland. Four Icelandic children have travelled to the elf realm Tudati and are supposed to rule the kingdom as monarchs. But what about the older ruler and creator of the kingdom? And will their kingdom be safe from the monster Vritra?
Research Interests: Folklore, Mythology, Literature, Children's and Young Adult Literature, Magic, and 15 moreCulture, Nordic Literatures, Icelandic Literature, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Novel, Fairytales, Teenagers, Fiction, Iceland, Scandinavian Literature, Fantastic Literature, Young Adults, Supernatural in Literature, Fantasy, and Elves
Lögreglukonan Kristín erfir óvænt gamalt prestsetur á landsbyggðinni, ásamt hálfbróður sínum. Setrið er á jörðinni Stóru-Hlíð þar sem eru aðeins fáein íbúðarhús önnur og eitt gistiheimili. Kristín sér húsið sem kærkomið athvarf frá... more
Lögreglukonan Kristín erfir óvænt gamalt prestsetur á landsbyggðinni, ásamt hálfbróður sínum. Setrið er á jörðinni Stóru-Hlíð þar sem eru aðeins fáein íbúðarhús önnur og eitt gistiheimili. Kristín sér húsið sem kærkomið athvarf frá glæpaerlinum í höfuðborginni. Á staðnum býr lítill en fjölskrúðugur hópur fólks á ólíkum aldri, á ólíkum stað í lífinu og með ólíkar þarfir og langanir – og einn morðingi.
Prestsetrið eftir Ármann Jakobsson er bráðskemmtileg og spennandi saga um glæp. Þetta er sjötta bók hans um lögregluteymi Kristínar og Bjarna en hver þeirra er sjálfstæð. Sigurjón Sighvatsson hefur tryggt sér kvikmyndaréttinn á Tíbrá úr sömu seríu.
Prestsetrið eftir Ármann Jakobsson er bráðskemmtileg og spennandi saga um glæp. Þetta er sjötta bók hans um lögregluteymi Kristínar og Bjarna en hver þeirra er sjálfstæð. Sigurjón Sighvatsson hefur tryggt sér kvikmyndaréttinn á Tíbrá úr sömu seríu.
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Publication date: Sept 16 2022. A YA fantasy novel about four 21st century youths and the elf tradition of Iceland. Four Icelandic children have travelled to the elf realm Tudati and are supposed to rule the kingdom as monarchs. But are... more
Publication date: Sept 16 2022.
A YA fantasy novel about four 21st century youths and the elf tradition of Iceland. Four Icelandic children have travelled to the elf realm Tudati and are supposed to rule the kingdom as monarchs. But are they suited for this role? And are the elves as peaceful, sincere and benevolent as they seem?
Published by Angústúra.
Second part in a series of four books.
Has been called 'a fusion of SKAM and Þjóðsögur Jóns Árnasonar'.
A YA fantasy novel about four 21st century youths and the elf tradition of Iceland. Four Icelandic children have travelled to the elf realm Tudati and are supposed to rule the kingdom as monarchs. But are they suited for this role? And are the elves as peaceful, sincere and benevolent as they seem?
Published by Angústúra.
Second part in a series of four books.
Has been called 'a fusion of SKAM and Þjóðsögur Jóns Árnasonar'.
Research Interests: Folklore, Mythology, Humanities, Cultural Heritage, Literature, and 13 moreChildren's and Young Adult Literature, Culture, Fantasy Literature, Icelandic Literature, Popular Fiction, Witchcraft (Magic), Science Fiction and Fantasy, Iceland, Scandinavian Literature, Young Adults, Fairy tales, Fantasy, and Elves
Who is killing seemingly unconnected middle-aged men? Has a convicted killer learned to teleport? And how useful is it to find a connection that leads to twenty suspects?
Research Interests: Literature, Cultural History Of Ghosts, Crime fiction, Icelandic Literature, Detective Fiction, and 14 moreThriller, Contemporary Literature, Novel, Fiction, Iceland, Scandinavian Literature, Haunting and Spectrality, Serial killers, Crime, Suspense, Mystery Fiction, Detective fiction and crime writing, Crime Fiction Novels, and Psychic Abilities
Legends is a cycle of microscopic stories that refer directly or indirectly to the legends of the Prose Edda, but also play with 21st century social myths and legends. The stories concern the act of creation, the harnessing of unwelcome... more
Legends is a cycle of microscopic stories that refer directly or indirectly to the legends of the Prose Edda, but also play with 21st century social myths and legends. The stories concern the act of creation, the harnessing of unwelcome offspring, unreliable builders, challenging social events, and the role of the small in the downfall of the great.
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Research Interests: Mythology And Folklore, Folklore, Mythology, Medieval Literature, Literature, and 15 moreNarrative, Contemporary Art, Medievalism, Medieval Scandinavia, Folk legends, Contemporary Literature, Norse mythology, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Myth, Fiction, Iceland, Short story, Short Fiction, The reception of Old Norse Myth, and Urban Legends
Publication date: Sept 30 2021. A YA fantasy novel about four 21st century youths and the elf tradition of Iceland. A young boy is kidnapped. Ten years later, his sister meets a boy who interests her. But have the elves returned to... more
Publication date: Sept 30 2021.
A YA fantasy novel about four 21st century youths and the elf tradition of Iceland. A young boy is kidnapped. Ten years later, his sister meets a boy who interests her. But have the elves returned to claim the rest of their prey?
Published by Angústúra.
First part in a series of four books.
Has been called 'a fusion of SKAM and Þjóðsögur Jóns Árnasonar'.
A YA fantasy novel about four 21st century youths and the elf tradition of Iceland. A young boy is kidnapped. Ten years later, his sister meets a boy who interests her. But have the elves returned to claim the rest of their prey?
Published by Angústúra.
First part in a series of four books.
Has been called 'a fusion of SKAM and Þjóðsögur Jóns Árnasonar'.
Research Interests: Mythology And Folklore, Folklore, Humanities, Cultural Heritage, Literature, and 15 moreChildren's and Young Adult Literature, Magic, Culture, Icelandic Literature, Popular Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Novel, Fiction, Iceland, Youth, Scandinavian Literature, Fantastic Literature, Fairy tales, Fantasy, and Elves
A dead mystery man. A Reykjavík house. Three women with closets full of skeletons.
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A mystery novel for young adults. Julia and her friends go on the cruiser Henrietta but during the voyage they are kidnapped by QWACHA and taken in a submarine to the underwater lair of the insidious grandmaster of this strange cult.... more
A mystery novel for young adults.
Julia and her friends go on the cruiser Henrietta but during the voyage they are kidnapped by QWACHA and taken in a submarine to the underwater lair of the insidious grandmaster of this strange cult. There they experience horrors unlike any they have known before.
Julia and her friends go on the cruiser Henrietta but during the voyage they are kidnapped by QWACHA and taken in a submarine to the underwater lair of the insidious grandmaster of this strange cult. There they experience horrors unlike any they have known before.
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Publication date: May 28, 2020.
Four men. One Trip. How many bodies?
Four men. One Trip. How many bodies?
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A mystery novel for young adults. What happens when terror invades your home? Julia and her mother live in a museum but one day a mummy believed to be cursed arrives there. Strange events began to happen and Julia and her friends must... more
A mystery novel for young adults. What happens when terror invades your home?
Julia and her mother live in a museum but one day a mummy believed to be cursed arrives there. Strange events began to happen and Julia and her friends must pit their wits against a secret organisation that seemingly wishes to steal the mummy. Who can they trust? And what exactly is QWACHA?
Julia and her mother live in a museum but one day a mummy believed to be cursed arrives there. Strange events began to happen and Julia and her friends must pit their wits against a secret organisation that seemingly wishes to steal the mummy. Who can they trust? And what exactly is QWACHA?
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The story of a crime, and and an examination of the dynamics of research institutions. A gruesome murder is committed at a research institution, and at the same time a young woman goes missing. Could this be connected to an old... more
The story of a crime, and and an examination of the dynamics of research institutions.
A gruesome murder is committed at a research institution, and at the same time a young woman goes missing. Could this be connected to an old folktale? And how does paternity fit in?
The detectives Bjarni and Kristín from 'Útlagamorðin' have their hands full with this complicated crime.
A gruesome murder is committed at a research institution, and at the same time a young woman goes missing. Could this be connected to an old folktale? And how does paternity fit in?
The detectives Bjarni and Kristín from 'Útlagamorðin' have their hands full with this complicated crime.
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The story of a crime.
The story of a village.
A small village in Iceland is shaken by sex murders where young men seem to be targeted. Can Bjarni and Kristín find the murderer before he kills again?
The story of a village.
A small village in Iceland is shaken by sex murders where young men seem to be targeted. Can Bjarni and Kristín find the murderer before he kills again?
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A novel about biography and the possibilty of understanding the life of another.
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Nominated for the Icelandic literature prize. A re-working of Hrólfs saga kraka focusing on the reliability of stories and gender roles. The protagonist is mistakenly assumed to have magic powers and is summoned to court to defend the... more
Nominated for the Icelandic literature prize.
A re-working of Hrólfs saga kraka focusing on the reliability of stories and gender roles. The protagonist is mistakenly assumed to have magic powers and is summoned to court to defend the kingdom against a threat from the supposedly evil Queen Skuld.
A re-working of Hrólfs saga kraka focusing on the reliability of stories and gender roles. The protagonist is mistakenly assumed to have magic powers and is summoned to court to defend the kingdom against a threat from the supposedly evil Queen Skuld.
Research Interests: Literature, Children's Literature, Humor, Children's Literature & Culture, Medievalism, and 13 moreChildren's and Young Adult Literature, Magic, Gender, Fantasy Literature, Icelandic Literature, Witchcraft (Magic), Science Fiction and Fantasy, Fiction, Iceland, Scandinavian Literature, Fantastic Literature, Novels, and Fantasy
A novel about a tormented man, the evil he does and his afterlife as a zombie possessing a bull. This takes place in the universe of Eyrbyggja saga and offers a reinterpretation of it.
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A novel about poet Theodóra Thoroddsen (1863–1954), her marriage and the independence of Iceland, the conflict and synergy between the political and personal. The novel mostly takes place in 1908 and in Copenhagen, at the time the capital... more
A novel about poet Theodóra Thoroddsen (1863–1954), her marriage and the independence of Iceland, the conflict and synergy between the political and personal. The novel mostly takes place in 1908 and in Copenhagen, at the time the capital of Iceland.
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Collection of microfictions (or: zeer korte verhaal) and anti-sophisms, originating on the blog. Not exactly poetry nor prose, Fréttir í mínu landi is betwixt and between. This book is long out of print. The full text as printed is... more
Collection of microfictions (or: zeer korte verhaal) and anti-sophisms, originating on the blog.
Not exactly poetry nor prose, Fréttir í mínu landi is betwixt and between.
This book is long out of print. The full text as printed is here.
Not exactly poetry nor prose, Fréttir í mínu landi is betwixt and between.
This book is long out of print. The full text as printed is here.
Research Interests: World Literatures, Blogs, Literature, Poetry, Icelandic Literature, and 19 moreContemporary Poetry, Icelandic, Blogging, Fiction Novels And Short Stories, Fiction, Iceland, Scandinavian Literature, Blog, Microfiction, Poems, Fragments and Aphorisms, Postmodernist fiction, Short Fiction, Flash Fiction, Tradition of Short Fiction, Short Fiction Collection, Nordic Literature, Internet Writing, and Fiction and short stories
A short story, published in Stelkur, translated into English.
Research Interests: Death, Literature, Children and Families, Thomas Mann, Scandinavia, and 15 moreNordic Literatures, Icelandic Literature, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Literature, Short story (Literature), Loss and Trauma, Fiction, Iceland, Greta Garbo, Scandinavian Literature, Tove Jansson, Short story, Batman, Short Fiction, and Parents
A part of a longer work in process.
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Frænka mín fer í gönguferð – Feminine.
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Research Interests: World Literatures, Literature, Travel Literature, Fiction, Short Fiction, and 3 moreEssay, Travels, and Roads
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In memoriam Signý Thoroddsen (1940-2011).
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New literary blog site.
Research Interests: Comparative Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Humanities, Film Studies, and 15 moreTelevision Studies, Blogs, Literature, Culture, Icelandic Literature, Contemporary Literature, Cinema, Visual Arts, Blogging, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Books, European literature, Novels, and Academics
Research Interests: History, Medieval Studies, Historiography, Literary Criticism, Medieval Scandinavia, and 12 moreIcelandic Family Sagas, History of Iceland, Mediaeval Icelandic History, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Old Norse Philology, Character, Source Criticism, Medieval Icelandic society, Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture, and Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature
A short essay on saga reception.
Research Interests: Comparative Literature, English Literature, Medieval Literature, Nordic Studies, Literature, and 15 moreNarrative, Medieval Studies, Literary Criticism, Old Norse Literature, Medieval Scandinavia, Viking Studies, World Literature, Icelandic Family Sagas, Sagas of Icelanders, Fiction, Icelandic Sagas, Literary studies, European literature, Essay, and Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature
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Research Interests: European History, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Medieval Scandinavia, Scandinavian history, and 11 moreScandinavian Studies, Norwegian, Norwegian History, Monarchy, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Medieval Warfare, Icelandic Sagas, Norway, Medieval Norway, Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature, and Sverris Saga
Research Interests: Religion, Queer Studies, Ethics, History of Religion, Gender, and 14 moreMedieval Scandinavia, Paganism, Scandinavian Studies, Norse mythology, World Religions, Viking Age Scandinavia, Old Norse Religion, Iceland, Religious Studies, History of Religon, The reception of Old Norse Myth, Norse Gods, Old Nordic/Germanic Religions, and Asatru/Heathenry
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40 greinar um menningarástand, fyrir Smuguna vorið 2013.
Textinn er sá sami og birtist en án mynda.
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40 greinar um menningarástand, fyrir Smuguna vorið 2013.
Textinn er sá sami og birtist en án mynda.
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Greinar af vefritinu Múrinn sem kom út 2000-2007, ýmist á sviði menningar, fréttaskýringa eða stjórnmálaats.
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Greinar af vefritinu Múrinn sem kom út 2000-2007, ýmist á sviði menningar, fréttaskýringa eða stjórnmálaats.
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Review of Ian Felce's William Morris and the Icelandic Sagas.
Research Interests: Cultural History, English Literature, Translation Studies, Medieval Literature, Literature, and 13 moreMedieval Studies, Medievalism, 19th-Century/Victorian Medievalism, Old Norse Literature, Scandinavian Studies, 19th Century British (Literature), Translation, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Book Review, Old Norse literature and culture, and William Morris
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ABSTRACT Old age in the Middle Ages is a somewhat recent topic for medievalists, as indicated by the title of this new and massive anthology from Albrecht Classen. It includes 22 articles, most of them lengthy and well-researched,... more
ABSTRACT Old age in the Middle Ages is a somewhat recent topic for medievalists, as indicated by the title of this new and massive anthology from Albrecht Classen. It includes 22 articles, most of them lengthy and well-researched, including an 84-page introduction from Classen himself where he puts the present volume into the context of earlier old age research. The time frame of the anthology might be referred to as 'the long Middle Ages'; it starts in the fourth century AD and goes on to the time of Diderot and Rousseau. The sources under discussion are European: from England, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands. Little is said about Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, or the rest of the world; this reflects quite well the medievalist tradition: Britain, France, and Germany have tended to be the center of the medievalists' universe. As previously stated, the anthology is impressively big, almost 600 pages in small type with small margins. Classen's introduction does not serve the perfunctory purpose that such often serves; in its unwavering determination to encompass the subject it is perhaps the most useful article of the whole book, if sometimes a bit stiff and inelegant in style. Classen engages with the work of the important authorities of medieval old age: Simone de Beauvoir (La Vieillesse, 1970), Georges Minois (Histoire de la vieillesse, 1987), and Shulamith Shahar (Horef ha-'oteh otanu, 1995) and exposes many of their limitations and contradictions. As he remarks towards the end: "Only the combination of the many contributions in this volume coming from a variety of academic disciplines make it possible to comprehend truly and fully the ambivalent, often contradictory, but ultimate significant role played by old people." While such a nuanced conclusion is laudatory, it makes the conclusions of the book also somewhat disappointingly unprovocative, if hard to disagree with. Unlike de Beauvoir and Minois, who could boldly state with little evidence that negative stereotypes of old age prevailed in the Middle Ages, the contributions in this book lead to a much more varied conclusion. They also leave one with the somewhat uncomfortable feeling that perhaps old age is too big a subject to be dealt with in its entirety, as one of the main conclusions one gains from this anthology is that it is hard to generalize about it. However, this well-researched anthology does not only leave us with a nostalgia for the over-simplifications of the 1970s and the 1980s, it does highlight some, perhaps most, of the important problems that face future old age studies. For example, Classen mentions the lack of reliable statistics early on (p. 7), although he optimistically remarks that "we begin to have more reliable data." Perhaps, up to a degree. But having myself studied a small society (medieval Iceland) where the data are relatively impressive, it must be remarked that the gaps are still daunting and are likely to remain so. The first question usually asked by the student of past representations of old age is the simple one: was it better or worse to be old in the Middle Ages? Did the old enjoy more or less respect than now? Modern 'urban folklore' often has it that there has been a decline in respect for the old in the industrialized and post-industrialized world. On the one hand, de Beauvoir and Minois found that their medieval sources for the most part accentuated the negative and the Middle Ages was a bad period for the elderly. Of course, they were over-simplifying and that is clearly demonstrated by the present volume. On the other hand, one might argue that the conclusion of Allison Coudert about the early modern period is perhaps appropriate for the whole period: "Most elderly people were neither healthy nor happy, but this did not stop people from imagining a time in which the elderly would be both" (p. 554). As Coudert indicates, there are the idealists who wished to show the virtues of old age, well represented by Cicero (who is often referred to in this volume), and then there are the more numerous negative stereotypes of old age that abound in most kinds of medieval and early modern texts...
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Research Interests: Religion, Comparative Religion, Cultural Studies, Mythology, Humanities, and 14 moreHistory of Religion, Ritual, Magic, Medieval Scandinavia, History of Religions, Witchcraft (Magic), Mythology (Old Norse Literature), Scandinavian Studies, Norse mythology, Old Norse Religion, Book Reviews, Religious Studies, Book Review, and Middle Ages
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CJO Reporting Upgrade. Due to a necessary upgrade to database hardware, usage reports will be unavailable on CJO between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm BST, (08:00 and 11:00 am GMT) on the 15th of August. We apologise for any inconvenience this may... more
CJO Reporting Upgrade. Due to a necessary upgrade to database hardware, usage reports will be unavailable on CJO between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm BST, (08:00 and 11:00 am GMT) on the 15th of August. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. ... Add Cambridge Journals Online as a search option in your browser toolbar. What is this? ... Torfi H. Tulinius, Skáldið í skriftinni: Snorri Sturluson og “Egils saga.” (Íslensk Menning.) Reykjavík: Hið Íslenzka Bókmenntafélag, for Reykjavíkur Akademían, 2004. Pp. 292; 7 black-and-white figures ...
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Theodore M. Andersson, one of the greatest authorities on Old Norse kings' sagas, has recently dedicated himself to making some of the most intriguing but sadly neglected sagas accessible to a larger audience. Recently he translated... more
Theodore M. Andersson, one of the greatest authorities on Old Norse kings' sagas, has recently dedicated himself to making some of the most intriguing but sadly neglected sagas accessible to a larger audience. Recently he translated Morkinskinna into English along with Kari Ellen Gade, and now it is the turn of Oldfs saga Tryggvasonar (The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason) by the monk Oddr Snorrason, both in Cornell University Press's Islandica series.
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Research Interests: Medieval Literature, Medieval Studies, Old Norse Literature, Medieval Scandinavia, Viking Studies, and 11 moreHistory of Scholarship, Kings´ Sagas, Norwegian History, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Book Review, Old Norse literature and culture, Snorri Sturluson, Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture, and Heimskringla
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Talk concerning Enid Blyton, her impact in Iceland and controversies.
Research Interests: British Literature, English Literature, Reception Studies, Literature, Children's Literature, and 15 moreChildren's and Young Adult Literature, Race and Ethnicity, Audience and Reception Studies, Colonialism, Gender, Icelandic Literature, Women Writers, Translation, 20th Century British Literature, Iceland, Books, Children, English language and literature, Childrens Literature, and Enid Blyton
Informal talk, Reykjavík, 2 August, 2019.
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Research Interests: Medieval Literature, Medieval Studies, Old Norse Literature, Medieval Scandinavia, Icelandic Family Sagas, and 10 moreSagas of Icelanders, Literary History, Old Norse, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Old Norse literature and culture, 14th Century, Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture, and Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature
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Research Interests: Comparative Literature, Literature, Literary Criticism, Futurism, Science Fiction, and 13 moreFantasy Literature, Icelandic Literature, History of Iceland, Popular Literature, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Scandinavian Studies, Fantasy (Literature), 20th Century Literature, Iceland, Scandinavian Literature, Fantastic Literature, Science Fiction Studies, and Fantasy
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Humourous educational podcast, broadcast in 2020, a second season in late 2021, along with Gunnlaugur Bjarnason and guest stars (Ásdís Egilsdóttir, Aðalheiður Guðmundsdóttir, Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir, Þórdís Edda Jóhannesdóttir, Lára... more
Humourous educational podcast, broadcast in 2020, a second season in late 2021, along with Gunnlaugur Bjarnason and guest stars (Ásdís Egilsdóttir, Aðalheiður Guðmundsdóttir, Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir, Þórdís Edda Jóhannesdóttir, Lára Magnúsardóttir, Guðrún Nordal, Torfi Tulinius and Sverrir Jakobsson).
A third season appeared in 2023 with the prime minister of Iceland guest starring in the last episode.
50 episodes concerning various issues that pertain to Old Icelandic literature.
In Icelandic.
A third season appeared in 2023 with the prime minister of Iceland guest starring in the last episode.
50 episodes concerning various issues that pertain to Old Icelandic literature.
In Icelandic.
Research Interests: Medieval Literature, Medieval History, Medieval Studies, Humor, Literary Criticism, and 15 moreOld Norse Literature, Scandinavia, Icelandic Literature, Medieval Europe, Sagas, Icelandic Family Sagas, History of Iceland, Sagas of Icelanders, Icelandic, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Scandinavian Literature, Old Norse literature and culture, and Podcasts
Educational podcast about Njáls saga, most famous of all the sagas.
With Eiríkur Ó. Guðmundsson.
In Icelandic.
With Eiríkur Ó. Guðmundsson.
In Icelandic.
Research Interests: Medieval Literature, Old Norse Literature, Icelandic Literature, Medieval Europe, Icelandic Family Sagas, and 8 moreSagas of Icelanders, Icelandic, Medieval Icelandic Literature, Iceland, Icelandic Sagas, Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture, Old Norse-Old Icelandic Literature, and Islandic Saga Studies
Njáls saga in 25 parts for the Ríkisútvarpið of Iceland, broadcast in the summer of 2020.
In Icelandic.
In Icelandic.