Arctic frontiers : rethinking Norse-Sámi relations in the old Norse sagas.

In recent years, scholars from across the disciplines have moved towards a more nuanced consideration of frontier and marginal zones in terms of cross-cultural encounters and hybrid identities. This study focuses on the medieval Arctic borderlands, and particularly the relationship between the Norse...

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Main Author: Barraclough, E. R.
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Published: Brepols 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1484/J.VIATOR.5.116347
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spelling ftunivdurham:oai:dro.dur.ac.uk.OAI2:30414 2023-05-15T14:50:49+02:00 Arctic frontiers : rethinking Norse-Sámi relations in the old Norse sagas. Barraclough, E. R. 2017 application/pdf http://dro.dur.ac.uk/30414/ http://dro.dur.ac.uk/30414/1/30414.pdf https://doi.org/10.1484/J.VIATOR.5.116347 unknown Brepols dro:30414 issn:0083-5897 issn: 2031-0234 issn: 9782503572505 doi:10.1484/J.VIATOR.5.116347 http://dro.dur.ac.uk/30414/ https://doi.org/10.1484/J.VIATOR.5.116347 http://dro.dur.ac.uk/30414/1/30414.pdf This manuscript is available under a Creative Commons CC-BY–NC licence. CC-BY Viator, 2017, Vol.48(3), pp.27-51 [Peer Reviewed Journal] Article PeerReviewed 2017 ftunivdurham https://doi.org/10.1484/J.VIATOR.5.116347 2020-08-27T22:22:02Z In recent years, scholars from across the disciplines have moved towards a more nuanced consideration of frontier and marginal zones in terms of cross-cultural encounters and hybrid identities. This study focuses on the medieval Arctic borderlands, and particularly the relationship between the Norse and the Finnar (broadly equated with today's Sámi). The traditional stereotype ascribed to the Finnar was of a nomadic, pagan, magical people. Much of the scholarship concerning literary representations of the Finnar—particularly in the Old Norse-Icelandic sagas—has focused on the "otherness" of the Finnar in relation to the Norse. Yet as historical and archaeological studies now demonstrate, relations between the two groups were far more complex and interconnected than this stereotype suggests. Here we shift the focus away from the perceived Norse-Finnar dichotomy in Norse literary texts, arguing for a more fluid, flexible understanding of the northern margins of the Norse world. These texts have much to say about the negotiation and perception of cross-cultural identities on the medieval Arctic frontier, particularly through interactions between the Finnar and the Norse Hálogalanders from northern Norway. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northern Norway Sámi Durham University: Durham Research Online Arctic Norway Viator 48 3 27 51
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description In recent years, scholars from across the disciplines have moved towards a more nuanced consideration of frontier and marginal zones in terms of cross-cultural encounters and hybrid identities. This study focuses on the medieval Arctic borderlands, and particularly the relationship between the Norse and the Finnar (broadly equated with today's Sámi). The traditional stereotype ascribed to the Finnar was of a nomadic, pagan, magical people. Much of the scholarship concerning literary representations of the Finnar—particularly in the Old Norse-Icelandic sagas—has focused on the "otherness" of the Finnar in relation to the Norse. Yet as historical and archaeological studies now demonstrate, relations between the two groups were far more complex and interconnected than this stereotype suggests. Here we shift the focus away from the perceived Norse-Finnar dichotomy in Norse literary texts, arguing for a more fluid, flexible understanding of the northern margins of the Norse world. These texts have much to say about the negotiation and perception of cross-cultural identities on the medieval Arctic frontier, particularly through interactions between the Finnar and the Norse Hálogalanders from northern Norway.
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