Disguising natural exotica: St Brendan's travels to 'Iceland'

Commentators on the Voyage of St Brendan, including Tim Severin, have suggested that Brendan’s journey represents an ACTUAL voyage across the North Atlantic. This paper considers some of Brendan’s encounters in relation to natural exotica. In considers the writings of contemporary geographers such a...

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Main Author: Mackley, J S
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Published: 2008
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Iceland
North Atlantic
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spelling ftunivnorthamp:oai:nectar.northampton.ac.uk:5018 2023-05-15T16:48:08+02:00 Disguising natural exotica: St Brendan's travels to 'Iceland' Mackley, J S 2008-07-08 http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/5018/ unknown Mackley, J. S. (2008) Disguising natural exotica: St Brendan's travels to 'Iceland'. Paper presented to: International Medieval Conference (IMC) 2008, University of Leeds, 2008-07-08. Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed 2008 ftunivnorthamp 2022-09-23T14:14:31Z Commentators on the Voyage of St Brendan, including Tim Severin, have suggested that Brendan’s journey represents an ACTUAL voyage across the North Atlantic. This paper considers some of Brendan’s encounters in relation to natural exotica. In considers the writings of contemporary geographers such as Dicuil, (and earlier geographers such as Tacitus, Strabo and Pytheas) and locations such as the Faeroe Islands (in particular Vargr), the Northern Ice pack and icebergs, and Icelandic volcanoes and how these might be translated into descriptions that appear in the Latin Navigatio sancti Brendani abbatis Conference Object Iceland North Atlantic The University of Northampton: NECTAR - Northampton Electronic Collection of Theses and Research
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description Commentators on the Voyage of St Brendan, including Tim Severin, have suggested that Brendan’s journey represents an ACTUAL voyage across the North Atlantic. This paper considers some of Brendan’s encounters in relation to natural exotica. In considers the writings of contemporary geographers such as Dicuil, (and earlier geographers such as Tacitus, Strabo and Pytheas) and locations such as the Faeroe Islands (in particular Vargr), the Northern Ice pack and icebergs, and Icelandic volcanoes and how these might be translated into descriptions that appear in the Latin Navigatio sancti Brendani abbatis
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title_short Disguising natural exotica: St Brendan's travels to 'Iceland'
title_full Disguising natural exotica: St Brendan's travels to 'Iceland'
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