IMC 2024: Sessions

Session 828: Crisis in Norse Hagiography

Tuesday 2 July 2024, 16:30-18:00

Sponsor:	The Norse Hagiography Network
Organiser:	Natasha Bradley, Lincoln College, University of Oxford
Moderator/Chair:	Tiffany Nicole White, Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, University of Iceland, Reykjavík
Paper 828-a	A Fragment of Nikulass saga erkibiskups in Oslo, Riksarkivet og Statsarkivet i Oslo, NRA 69: Trust, but Verify (Language: English) Rutger Kramer, Departement Geschiedenis en Kunstgeschiedenis, Universiteit Utrecht Index terms: Hagiography, Language and Literature - Scandinavian and Mentalities
Paper 828-b	Saintly Martyrdom amidst Military and Religious Unrest: A Comparative Review of Mauritius saga and Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina 3446 (Language: English) Victor Barabino, Centre de Recherches Archéologiques et Historiques Anciennes et Médiévales (CRAHAM - UMR 6273), Université de Caen Normandie Index terms: Hagiography, Language and Literature - Scandinavian and Military History
Paper 828-c	The Maccabean Martyrs in Old Norse Translation: A Mother's Crisis in Gyðinga saga (Language: English) Natasha Bradley, Lincoln College, University of Oxford Index terms: Biblical Studies, Gender Studies and Language and Literature - Scandinavian
Abstract	This panel examines moments of crisis in the Old Norse hagiographies, from the personal (a mother witnessing her sons’ martyrdom) to the societal (religious conflict and war). The texts analysed include Nikulass saga erkibiskups, Máritíuss saga, and Gyðinga saga, alongside their Latin sources, exploring gender identity, translation, and palaeography. Crisis is at the heart of hagiography; this panel will examine pivotal moments within the Old Norse saints’ lives to enhance our understanding of this neglected area of Old Norse literature.