The Legendary Saga As a Medium of Cultural Memory : A Study of Late Medieval Icelandic Manuscripts
This book examines the representation and historical significance of the legendary Scandinavian past as it is depicted in two late medieval Icelandic saga manuscripts: AM 589a–f 4to and AM 586 4to. It situates the manuscripts within their literary, media, and historical contexts to read the legendar...
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De Gruyter
2025
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