Exploring the Literary Function of Law and Litigation in Njal's Saga
This paper argues that whether Njal's Saga (a medieval Icelandic family saga) accurately describes litigation or correctly identifies legal rules in medieval Iceland, those descriptions primarily serve a literary function. The author uses law and litigation to accelerate or retard the plot in o...
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ftstlouisunislaw:oai:scholarship.law.slu.edu:faculty-1464 2023-05-15T16:44:50+02:00 Exploring the Literary Function of Law and Litigation in Njal's Saga Ordower, Henry 1991-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/faculty/474 https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1464&context=faculty unknown Scholarship Commons https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/faculty/474 https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1464&context=faculty All Faculty Scholarship law and literature medieval Iceland family saga saga Law Other Law text 1991 ftstlouisunislaw 2022-12-05T12:08:49Z This paper argues that whether Njal's Saga (a medieval Icelandic family saga) accurately describes litigation or correctly identifies legal rules in medieval Iceland, those descriptions primarily serve a literary function. The author uses law and litigation to accelerate or retard the plot in order to enhance dramatic tension. Text Iceland Saint Louis University School of Law Research: Scholarship Commons |
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This paper argues that whether Njal's Saga (a medieval Icelandic family saga) accurately describes litigation or correctly identifies legal rules in medieval Iceland, those descriptions primarily serve a literary function. The author uses law and litigation to accelerate or retard the plot in order to enhance dramatic tension. |
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