Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, and Power

by Jesse L. Byock

Book Overview

The history of medieval Europe is incomplete if it does not take Iceland into account. Jesse Byock's reassessment of medieval Iceland uses all the available sources--the medieval Icelanders' historical writings, extensive saga literature, and intricate laws--to explore the way Iceland's social order functioned.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520054202
• ISBN13: 9780520054202
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.