Icelanders and the kings of Norway : mediaeval sagas and legal texts
Law in literature Law Sagas Iceland Norway LITERARY CRITICISM Literature Relations Buitenlandse betrekkingen Saga's Wetten Criticism, interpretation, etc History sähkökirjat
Brill
2005
EISBN 9781433707698
The book discusses the relation between the Icelanders and the mediaeval Norwegian kings, as it appears in sagas and legal texts. By reassessing legal material and the sagas of Möðruvallabók, it finds the Icelanders partly subjects of the king, and partly beyond his power.
