Keys to Social/ Political Power in Þjóðveldisöld Iceland
A visualised epitome of the keys to power in Iceland during the Commonwealth period (c. 930–1262/4). Note that geopolitical utility of land ownership/ holding near strategic routes (as described by Helgi Þorláksson) is implied but not explicitly noted where property is referred to as a key to power....
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14444543 https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Mindmap_of_Instruments_of_Social_Political_Power_in_j_veldis_ld_Iceland/14444543 |
| Summary: | A visualised epitome of the keys to power in Iceland during the Commonwealth period (c. 930–1262/4). Note that geopolitical utility of land ownership/ holding near strategic routes (as described by Helgi Þorláksson) is implied but not explicitly noted where property is referred to as a key to power. Some of these keys double as expressions of power (e.g., conspicuous consumption of luxury goods, etc.). Some elements which were both keys and expressions, such as driving dissidents from one’s territory, are not mentioned due to a chicken-egg problem (i.e., is this establishment, consolidation or expression of power? Is it subsumed by a higher-level species of capital?). |
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