IMC 2012: Sessions

Session 1218: Breaking Rules and Following Rules in Medieval Icelandic History and Literature

Organiser:	Sheryl McDonald Werronen, School of English, University of Leeds
Moderator/Chair:	Helen Price, School of English, University of Leeds
Paper 1218-a	Sidestepping the Christian Romance Landscape in Nitida Saga (Language: English) Sheryl McDonald Werronen, School of English, University of Leeds Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Mentalities
Paper 1218-b	The Rule of St Augustine in Þorláks saga in elzta (Language: English) Nicola Lugosch, Department of English Studies, Durham University Index terms: Hagiography, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Mentalities
Paper 1218-c	Administrative Literacy: Máldagar, Officials, and Clerical Social Networks in Iceland (Language: English) Erika Sigurdson, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Mentalities, Social History
Abstract	Within the context of medieval Icelandic literature and history, the presentations in this session consider the idea of rules from different perspectives: rules as literary conventions, monastic rules in hagiography, and rules for the organisation of the clergy.