Strategies of Passion - Bjørn Bandlien
Love and Marriage in Medieval Iceland and Norway
KORTE INHOUD
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2005Uitgever: Brepols Publishers256 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503521630ISBN-13: 9782503521633Koop dit boek tweedehands
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This book is concerned with the social and gendered meanings of love in medieval Norway and Iceland. In the Viking Age, to love would most often imply a submissive social position, while being loved by a woman could elevate a man above the status of her family. Women were supposed to love upwards in the social hierarchy, but could also use their desire to negotiate the social position of men. A close reading of the skaldic poetry shows the dilemma men faced when longing for women's love and approval. These ...
