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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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/oso/9780198277286.003.0004 2023-12-31T10:08:14+01:00 Modes of Livelihood Hastrup, Kirsten 1990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198277286.003.0004 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52477506/isbn-9780198277286-book-part-4.pdf unknown Oxford University PressOxford Nature and Policy in Iceland 1400–1800 page 45-79 ISBN 9780198277286 9781383016512 book-chapter 1990 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198277286.003.0004 2023-12-06T09:09:35Z 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. Book Part Iceland Oxford University Press (via Crossref) 45 79 |
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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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1990 |
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