IMC 2020: Sessions
Session 1545: Iceland: The Long Medieval Period, I
Thursday 9 July 2020, 09.00-10.30
| Organiser: | Bernadette McCooey, Independent Scholar, Birmingham |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Bernadette McCooey, Independent Scholar, Birmingham |
| Paper 1545-a | Sálumessar and Sálutíðir: Masses and Offices of the Dead in Late Medieval Iceland (Language: English) Index terms: Ecclesiastical History, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Liturgy |
| Paper 1545-b | Friend or Foe and the Anatomy of Dragons?: Paratext Bordering on the Fantastic and Nostalgic in John Rylands Library, Manchester, Icelandic MS 2, Jónsbók (John's Book) Law Code Dragon Decorations (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Decorative Arts, Language and Literature - Scandinavian, Law, Manuscripts and Palaeography |
| Paper 1545-c | Paper in Icelandic Society and Economy (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Trade, Manuscripts and Palaeography, Social History |
| Abstract | The first of two sessions examining medieval Iceland, a society late to industrialise and which continued to be viewed as medieval beyond the temporal boundary of what is conventionally considered medieval. These sessions are well placed within the border theme of the IMC 2020 as the sessions' focus lies on the cusp of the transition from medieval to early modern. The three papers in this session use documentary evidence to examine the role of the Church, the Law, and the socio-economic and political placement of Iceland in the wider North Atlantic region. |