Modes of Livelihood
Abstract IN Laxdrela saga the reason given for the emigration of Ketill flatnefr and his family from Norway is the expansionist policy of King Harald Fairhair. The author of Laxdrela saga thereby reaffirms the tradition that the tyranny of Harald was the main reason for leaving Norway in the ninth c...
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Oxford University PressOxford
1990
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198277286.003.0004 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52477506/isbn-9780198277286-book-part-4.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract IN Laxdrela saga the reason given for the emigration of Ketill flatnefr and his family from Norway is the expansionist policy of King Harald Fairhair. The author of Laxdrela saga thereby reaffirms the tradition that the tyranny of Harald was the main reason for leaving Norway in the ninth century. However, would-be emigrants not only had to decide to leave; they also had to decide upon a proper destination, and Laxda:la saga gives us some reasons for choosing Iceland. |
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