Friendship between Chieftains

This chapter addresses the friendship between chieftains. In Iceland, from the time of the settlement ( c. 870–930) until the end of the Free State, power slowly became concentrated in fewer and fewer lands. In the whole of this period, friendships between chieftains played a decisive role in the po...

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Main Author: Sigurðsson, Jón Viðar
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Cornell University Press 2017
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Iceland
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501705779.003.0003
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spelling crcornellup:10.7591/cornell/9781501705779.003.0003 2024-06-09T07:47:07+00:00 Friendship between Chieftains “To His Friend a Man Should Be a Friend, and Repay Gifts with Gifts” Sigurðsson, Jón Viðar 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501705779.003.0003 en eng Cornell University Press Viking Friendship ISBN 9781501705779 9781501708480 book-chapter 2017 crcornellup https://doi.org/10.7591/cornell/9781501705779.003.0003 2024-05-14T12:54:07Z This chapter addresses the friendship between chieftains. In Iceland, from the time of the settlement ( c. 870–930) until the end of the Free State, power slowly became concentrated in fewer and fewer lands. In the whole of this period, friendships between chieftains played a decisive role in the power game. They used friendship to enter into alliances with each other and in attempts to neutralize and outdo their rivals. The chapter then focuses on the relations of friendship between Icelandic chieftains in the Sturlung Age, the time between 1220 and 1262–64. During this period, a new player entered the political game: the Norwegian king. Book Part Iceland Cornell University Press
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description This chapter addresses the friendship between chieftains. In Iceland, from the time of the settlement ( c. 870–930) until the end of the Free State, power slowly became concentrated in fewer and fewer lands. In the whole of this period, friendships between chieftains played a decisive role in the power game. They used friendship to enter into alliances with each other and in attempts to neutralize and outdo their rivals. The chapter then focuses on the relations of friendship between Icelandic chieftains in the Sturlung Age, the time between 1220 and 1262–64. During this period, a new player entered the political game: the Norwegian king.
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Friendship between Chieftains
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