Pegn and drengr in the Viking Age.
The article examines the use of the Norse terms "drengr" and "pegn" within the Viking Age. The debate with regard to these terms revolved around the social, political and military involvement of men who were referred to using these terms. The author aimed to show that the term "drengr" in East Norse...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Studies Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 375 - 405 |
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University of Wisconsin Press
Winter2006
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| Sumario: | The article examines the use of the Norse terms "drengr" and "pegn" within the Viking Age. The debate with regard to these terms revolved around the social, political and military involvement of men who were referred to using these terms. The author aimed to show that the term "drengr" in East Norse runic inscriptions and in Viking-Age skaldic poetry connoted a brave, youthful man while "pegn" connoted a mature, settled man. |
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