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IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 1030: Exploring Strange Northern Traditions

Wednesday 14 July 2010, 09.00-10.30

Organiser:Kerstin Hundahl, Department of History, Københavns Universitet / Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Moderator/Chair:Alaric Hall, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki
Paper 1030-aAle and Haystacks: Making and Freeing Slaves in Medieval Denmark and Norway
(Language: English)
Kerstin Hundahl, Department of History, Københavns Universitet / Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Index terms: Economics - General, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Law, Social History
Paper 1030-bMurder at the Feast: Regicide and Drinking Culture in Medieval Denmark, 1086-1286
(Language: English)
Lars Kjær, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge
Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Politics and Diplomacy, Social History
Paper 1030-cÖrvar-Odds Saga as a Critique of the Fornaldarsögur
(Language: English)
Michelle Lampton, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Abstract

Some customs and traditions in the Scandinavian area are exceptional to the region, setting it apart from the rest of Western Europe. The main purpose of the session will be to explore a few of these unique features, establishing why they arose, their function and their implication on possible future research. The first paper will focus on drunkenness and regicide, the second on rituals of slavery, and the third will examine the aspect of concubinage.