Medieval self-fashioning: Rognvaldr Kali Kolsson and Orkneyinga saga

This article investigates the process of self-fashioning depicted in the medieval Icelandic text Orkneyinga saga, the 'Saga of the Orkney Islanders'. It argues that the character of Rçgnvaldr Kali Kolsson, Earl of Orkney, is shown to fashion himself in the model of previous Scandinavian ru...

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Main Author: Goeres, EM
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1552272/