Abstract
The last fifty years have seen a significant change in the focus of saga studies, from a preoccupation with origins and development to a renewed interest in other topics, such as the nature of the sagas and their value as sources to medieval ideologies and mentalities.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Routledge Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Saga |
| Editors | Armann Jakobsson, Sverrir Jakobsson |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Pages | 88-110 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781472433305 |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Feb 2017 |
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Ralph O'Connor
- School of Divinity, History & Philosophy, History - Professor in the Literature and Culture of Britain, Ireland & Iceland
- School of Language, Literature, Music & Visual Culture, Gaelic - Professor in the Literature and Culture of Britain, Ireland & Iceland
- School of Language, Literature, Music & Visual Culture, English - Professor in the Literature and Culture of Britain, Ireland & Iceland
- School of Divinity, History & Philosophy, Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHPSTM)
- School of Divinity, History & Philosophy, Centre for Scandinavian Studies
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