Sagas and politics in 13th century Borgarfjörður

• Main Author: Axel Kristinsson
• Other Authors: Skandinavistik / Universität Tübingen
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Universität Tübingen 2004
• Subjects: Saga; Island; 839; socio-political purpose; reflection of political developments in Borgarfjörður in sagas; Norway; Perseverance; Borg; Reykholt; Nordal; Hítardalur; Mýrar; Breiðabólstaður; Hítarnes; Kalmanstunga; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10900/46198; http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-10601

According to my theory (to be published elsewhere later this year), the sagas written in 13th century Iceland usually served a socio-political purpose. They were written, at least partly, to enhance the internal solidarity of certain political units; chieftaincies, principalities and other political...