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Medieval Iceland: Politics, Patronage and Power book cover

1st Edition

Medieval Iceland Politics, Patronage and Power

By Sverrir Jakobsson Copyright 2025
220 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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In the ninth century, at the beginning of this account, Iceland was uninhabited save for fowl and smaller Arctic animals. In the middle of the sixteenth century, by the end of this history, it had embarked on a course that led to the creation of a small country on the periphery of Europe. The history of medieval Iceland is to some degree a microcosm of European history, but in other respects it... Read more

Introduction: Long-term economic and social trends

Part 1. Early Medieval Iceland

1.     Land-taking

2.     The Foundation of Society

3.     Christianisation

4.     The Settlement in Cultural Memory

Part 2. High Medieval Iceland

5.     Church and Society in the Twelfth Century

6.     The Creation of Domains

7.     Civil Strife

8.     Enter the Kingdom

Part 3. Late Medieval Iceland

9.     Pacification and Growth

10. Towards a New Era

11. Trade Wars and Social Anxiety

12. The Reformation

Conclusion: The Course of Icelandic Medieval History

Biographies

Biography

Sverrir Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Iceland. He is the author and editor of numerous works, including Historical Dictionary of Iceland, 3rd edition (2016) and The Varangians: In God´s Holy Fire (2020), The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (2017), Sturla Þórðarson. Skald, Chieftain and Lawman (2017) and The Making of the Eastern Vikings. Rus’ and Varangians in the Middle Ages (2024).

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