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...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The Romanian Association for Baltic and Nordic Studies
2019
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/60cb697361ef4a09a6c4f58f9d3e6ba8 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:60cb697361ef4a09a6c4f58f9d3e6ba8 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:60cb697361ef4a09a6c4f58f9d3e6ba8 2023-05-15T16:46:54+02:00 Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) Costel Coroban 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/60cb697361ef4a09a6c4f58f9d3e6ba8 EN eng The Romanian Association for Baltic and Nordic Studies https://f-origin.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/5711/files/2019/10/04.-Coroban.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2067-1725 https://doaj.org/toc/2067-225X 2067-1725 2067-225X https://doaj.org/article/60cb697361ef4a09a6c4f58f9d3e6ba8 Revista Română pentru Studii Baltice şi Nordice, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 7-18 (2019) þórður kakali sighvatsson iceland norway age of sturlungs king hákon hákonarson Finnic. Baltic-Finnic PH91-98.5 Social Sciences H article 2019 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T15:31:13Z 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 Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English |
topic |
þórður kakali sighvatsson iceland norway age of sturlungs king hákon hákonarson Finnic. Baltic-Finnic PH91-98.5 Social Sciences H |
spellingShingle |
þórður kakali sighvatsson iceland norway age of sturlungs king hákon hákonarson Finnic. Baltic-Finnic PH91-98.5 Social Sciences H Costel Coroban Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
topic_facet |
þórður kakali sighvatsson iceland norway age of sturlungs king hákon hákonarson Finnic. Baltic-Finnic PH91-98.5 Social Sciences H |
description |
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. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Costel Coroban |
author_facet |
Costel Coroban |
author_sort |
Costel Coroban |
title |
Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
title_short |
Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
title_full |
Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
title_fullStr |
Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
title_full_unstemmed |
Dissent versus conformism in Þórðar Saga Kakala (13th-century Iceland) |
title_sort |
dissent versus conformism in þórðar saga kakala (13th-century iceland) |
publisher |
The Romanian Association for Baltic and Nordic Studies |
publishDate |
2019 |
url |
https://doaj.org/article/60cb697361ef4a09a6c4f58f9d3e6ba8 |
geographic |
Norway |
geographic_facet |
Norway |
genre |
Iceland |
genre_facet |
Iceland |
op_source |
Revista Română pentru Studii Baltice şi Nordice, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 7-18 (2019) |
op_relation |
https://f-origin.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/5711/files/2019/10/04.-Coroban.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2067-1725 https://doaj.org/toc/2067-225X 2067-1725 2067-225X https://doaj.org/article/60cb697361ef4a09a6c4f58f9d3e6ba8 |
_version_ |
1766036994177105920 |