Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland)
The aim of this article is to highlight some developments in the writing of contemporary sagas in respect to their role in strengthening and perpetuating a discourse of power aimed at establishing the 13th-century incipient Icelandic aristocracy. The source we shall focus on, Þórður Kakali Sighvatss...
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crdegruyter:10.53604/rjbns.v11i1_2 2023-05-15T16:48:29+02:00 Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) Coroban, Costel 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.53604/rjbns.v11i1_2 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH https://balticnordic.hypotheses.org/files/2019/10/04.-Coroban.pdf The Romanian Journal for Baltic and Nordic Studies volume 11, issue 1, page 7-18 ISSN 2067-225X 2067-1725 journal-article 2019 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.53604/rjbns.v11i1_2 2022-04-14T05:09:19Z The aim of this article is to highlight some developments in the writing of contemporary sagas in respect to their role in strengthening and perpetuating a discourse of power aimed at establishing the 13th-century incipient Icelandic aristocracy. The source we shall focus on, Þórður Kakali Sighvatsson’s saga (Þórðar saga kakala, translated as Saga of Þórðar the Stammerer/Cackler/Chatterer), was written during the second half of the 13th century by an unknown author and includes details on the life of the protagonist from the period 1242 to 1250. It is one of the fourteen sagas in the Sturlunga collection, probably assembled around the year 1300 by Þórðr Narfason. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland De Gruyter (via Crossref) The Romanian Journal for Baltic and Nordic Studies 11 1 7 18 |
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The aim of this article is to highlight some developments in the writing of contemporary sagas in respect to their role in strengthening and perpetuating a discourse of power aimed at establishing the 13th-century incipient Icelandic aristocracy. The source we shall focus on, Þórður Kakali Sighvatsson’s saga (Þórðar saga kakala, translated as Saga of Þórðar the Stammerer/Cackler/Chatterer), was written during the second half of the 13th century by an unknown author and includes details on the life of the protagonist from the period 1242 to 1250. It is one of the fourteen sagas in the Sturlunga collection, probably assembled around the year 1300 by Þórðr Narfason. |
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Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
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Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
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Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
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Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
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Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
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dissent versus conformism in þórðar saga kakala (13th-century iceland) |
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