Fuerzas externas y agencia individual en el Medievo Nórdico: los vicios humanos y las actitudes honorables como herramientas del destino

• Main Author: Martín Páez, Mario
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Medievo Nórdico; sagas; destino; honor; codicia; estructura social; Medieval Norse; destiny; greed; social structure; Norway; Noruega; Libertad; Iceland; Islandia
• Online Access: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8436516

The aim of this article is to analyze the ways in which fate appears in Norse Medieval cultures. Special attention will be paid to V?lsunga saga and its context of production. We will see that the social dynamics of Iceland and Norway during the 13th century influence the representation of fate and...