Whaling in classical Iceland

Abstract Sagas, law texts, court and ecclesiastical manuscripts, the King's Mirror , and later texts of the 17th and 18th centuries provide information on whaling activities in Iceland during the classical period (up to 1300) and later. Most references concern whales washed or driven ashore, ra...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Whitaker, Ian
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1984
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Iceland
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400005374
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400005374 2024-03-03T08:45:40+00:00 Whaling in classical Iceland Whitaker, Ian 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400005374 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400005374 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 22, issue 138, page 249-261 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1984 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400005374 2024-02-08T08:40:04Z Abstract Sagas, law texts, court and ecclesiastical manuscripts, the King's Mirror , and later texts of the 17th and 18th centuries provide information on whaling activities in Iceland during the classical period (up to 1300) and later. Most references concern whales washed or driven ashore, rather than hunted in the open sea. Beached whales were clearly regarded as valuable food resources, generating disputes, litigation and other social conflict among the communities of the Icelandic Commonwealth. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Polar Record Cambridge University Press Polar Record 22 138 249 261
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Whaling in classical Iceland
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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