IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1142: Scandinavian History in the Viking and Middle Ages, IV: Aspects of Saga
Wednesday 8 July 2015, 11.15-12.45
Organisers: | Edward Carlsson Browne, Independent Scholar, Cambridge Paul Gazzoli, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge |
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Moderator/Chair: | Paul Gazzoli, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge |
Paper 1142-a | Metamorphosis and Social Metaphor in Medieval Scandinavia (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Social History |
Paper 1142-b | Remoulding and Recycling: How to Build Your Own Jómsvíkinga saga (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Medievalism and Antiquarianism |
Paper 1142-c | Sturlunga saga and Lay Piety in 13th-Century Iceland (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Lay Piety |
Abstract | The first paper explores the use of metamorphosis as a social metaphor in not only literature, but also natural philosophy and theology. As a corollary, it discusses the use of literature as a historical source within the broader project. The second considers the German reception of Jómsvíkinga saga and examines how editors and retellers sought to amend certain flaws in the original plot, commenting on the various degrees and methods of intrusion applied in order to achieve a streamlined object of exploitation. The third will examine the presentation of lay piety in Sturlunga saga, in particular on how the ritual of penance is presented and functions in the sagas of this compilatory text. |