Popular Culture and Royal Propaganda in Norway and Iceland in the 13th century
One of the main topics of discussion in research on the translated riddrasögur has been their intended purpose and function. Earlier research on the subject has suggested that the translations of the European romances were commissioned by King Hákon Hákonarason in order to present a new European roy...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:897c2d11e93a4a99b1c29feab2caa35d 2023-05-15T16:46:54+02:00 Popular Culture and Royal Propaganda in Norway and Iceland in the 13th century Stefka Georgieva Eriksen 2007-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/897c2d11e93a4a99b1c29feab2caa35d EN NO SV eng nor swe Novus http://ojs.novus.no/index.php/CM/article/view/77 https://doaj.org/toc/0801-9282 https://doaj.org/toc/2387-6700 0801-9282 2387-6700 https://doaj.org/article/897c2d11e93a4a99b1c29feab2caa35d Collegium Medievale, Vol 20 (2007) Modern history 1453- D204-475 Medieval history D111-203 article 2007 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T22:43:26Z One of the main topics of discussion in research on the translated riddrasögur has been their intended purpose and function. Earlier research on the subject has suggested that the translations of the European romances were commissioned by King Hákon Hákonarason in order to present a new European royal ideological model to the Scandinavian society. In this article I wish to investigate this hypothesis further by studying the royal ideology in Strengleikar. Do the kings presented in Strengleikar appear as the European Christian rex justus kings, which was the dominant medieval royal model, or do they convey another image - an image that may be interpreted to explain both the intended function and the popularity of the translations in Norway and Iceland? Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway |
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One of the main topics of discussion in research on the translated riddrasögur has been their intended purpose and function. Earlier research on the subject has suggested that the translations of the European romances were commissioned by King Hákon Hákonarason in order to present a new European royal ideological model to the Scandinavian society. In this article I wish to investigate this hypothesis further by studying the royal ideology in Strengleikar. Do the kings presented in Strengleikar appear as the European Christian rex justus kings, which was the dominant medieval royal model, or do they convey another image - an image that may be interpreted to explain both the intended function and the popularity of the translations in Norway and Iceland? |
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Popular Culture and Royal Propaganda in Norway and Iceland in the 13th century |
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Popular Culture and Royal Propaganda in Norway and Iceland in the 13th century |
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Popular Culture and Royal Propaganda in Norway and Iceland in the 13th century |
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Popular Culture and Royal Propaganda in Norway and Iceland in the 13th century |
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Popular Culture and Royal Propaganda in Norway and Iceland in the 13th century |
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popular culture and royal propaganda in norway and iceland in the 13th century |
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