Ethics and Action in Thirteenth-Century Iceland

An analysis of the changing ethics of 13th century Christian Iceland as revealed by a comparison of other family sagas to the attributed to Sturla Pórdarson (1214-84). The comparison examines how the sagas differed in their treatments of matters of kinship, sexual conduct, economic affairs, murder and revenge, motivation, and personal conscience. Also included is an index that details family bonds and outlines failures of loyalty in the saga. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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