O'Donoghue, Heather. Women in Njáls saga - Revision history

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	* '''Author''': Heather O' Donoghue		* '''Author''': Heather O' Donoghue
	* '''Title''': "Women in ''~~Njàls~~ Saga''”		* '''Title''': Women in ''Njáls Saga''
	* '''Published in''': ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and ~~Njàls~~ Saga''		* '''Published in''': ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njáls Saga''
	* '''Editors''': John Hines, Desmond Slay		* '''Editors''': John Hines, Desmond Slay
	* '''Place, Publisher''': Oxford: Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London		* '''Place, Publisher''': Oxford: Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London
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	* '''Pages''': 83-92		* '''Pages''': 83-92
	* '''E-text''': [http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Introductory%20essays%20on%20egils%20saga%20and%20njals%20saga.pdf The Viking Society Web Publication]		* '''E-text''': [http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Introductory%20essays%20on%20egils%20saga%20and%20njals%20saga.pdf The Viking Society Web Publication]
	* '''Reference''': Heather O' Donoghue, "Women in ''~~Njàls~~ Saga''"~~, In~~ ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and ~~Njàls~~ Saga'', ed. John Hines, ~~and~~ Desmond Slay~~, pp~~. ~~83-92. Oxford~~: ~~Oxford University, The~~ Viking Society for Northern Research ~~in London~~, 1992.		* '''Reference''': Heather O' Donoghue, "Women in ''Njáls Saga''." ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njáls Saga'', pp. 83-92. Eds. John Hines, Desmond Slay. London: Viking Society for Northern Research, 1992.
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	* '''Key words''': social reality, gender studies, religion (samfélagsmynd, kynjafræði, trúarbrögð)		* '''Key words''': social reality, gender studies, religion (samfélagsmynd, kynjafræði, trúarbrögð)

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			[[Njála,_038\|Chapter 38]]: '''Ekki lætur Hallgerður''': “Savage determination that wrongs must be avenged, that insults should never be forgotten and that lethal violence is the only proper response to threats to one’s pride and honour are shown in Njàls Saga to be women’s work” (p. 89).

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	* '''Author''': O' Donoghue~~, Heather~~		* '''Author''': Heather O' Donoghue
	* '''Title''': "Women in ''Njàls Saga''”		* '''Title''': "Women in ''Njàls Saga''”
	* '''Published in''': ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga''		* '''Published in''': ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga''
	* '''Editors''': Hines, ~~John;~~ Slay~~, Desmond~~		* '''Editors''': John Hines, Desmond Slay
	* '''Place, Publisher''': Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London		* '''Place, Publisher''': Oxford: Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London
	* '''Year''': 1992		* '''Year''': 1992
	* '''Pages''': 83-92		* '''Pages''': 83-92
	* '''E-text''': http://~~vsnrwebpublications~~.org.uk/Introductory%20essays%20on%20egils%20saga%20and%20njals%2		* '''E-text''': [http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Introductory%20essays%20on%20egils%20saga%20and%20njals%20saga.pdf The Viking Society Web Publication]
	~~0saga~~.pdf		* '''Reference''': Heather O' Donoghue, "Women in ''Njàls Saga''", In ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', ed. John Hines, and Desmond Slay, pp. 83-92. Oxford: Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London, 1992.
	* '''Reference''': O' Donoghue~~, Heather~~, "Women in ''Njàls Saga''", ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', ~~in:~~ Hines, ~~John,~~ Slay, ~~Desmond (Eds~~.~~) ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'',~~ Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London, 1992~~; pp~~.~~83-92~~
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	* '''Key words''': social reality, gender studies, religion (samfélagsmynd, kynjafræði, trúarbrögð)		* '''Key words''': social reality, gender studies, religion (samfélagsmynd, kynjafræði, trúarbrögð)
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	==Annotation==		==Annotation==

	The author argues that the female characters in ~~Njals~~ saga challenge our preconceived notions of		The author argues that the female characters in Njáls saga challenge our preconceived notions of gender distinctions. O'Donoghue analyzes the social relations between feminine and masculine, by looking closely at the exercise of the power in society. Five powerful women of the saga are discussed: Unn, Queen Gunnhild, Hallgerd, Bergthora and Hildigunn, and it is also explored how men are frequently mocked as effeminate, serving to redraw gender distinctions. Women indeed embody violent and old heroic ways of regulating society while men side with new ideas about a society in which the law and agreements prevail. This division mirrors a transitional time in Icelandic society when people vascillate between frenzied Paganism – embodied for example by Steinunn who proclaims Thor to be stronger than Jesus – and Christianity which appears as synonymous with peace and civilization – embodied by the missionary Thangbrand.
	gender distinctions. O'Donoghue analyzes the social relations between feminine and masculine, by
	looking closely at the exercise of the power in society. Five powerful women of the saga are discussed:
	Unn, Queen Gunnhild, Hallgerd, Bergthora and Hildigunn, and it is also explored how
	men are frequently mocked as effeminate, serving to redraw gender distinctions. Women indeed embody
	violent and old heroic ways of regulating society while men side with new ideas about a society in which the law and agreements prevail. This division mirrors a
	transitional time in Icelandic society when people vascillate between frenzied
	Paganism – embodied for example by Steinunn who proclaims Thor to be stronger than
	Jesus – and Christianity which appears as synonymous with peace and civilization –
	embodied by the missionary Thangbrand.

	==Lýsing==		==Lýsing==
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	==Links==		==Links==

	* ''Written by:'' Sophia Rifad		* ''Written by:'' Sophia Rifad
	* ''Icelandic translation:'' Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir		* ''Icelandic translation:'' Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir

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	Höfundur telur að kvenpersónur Njáls sögu hvetji okkur til að endurmeta hugmyndir okkar um kynhlutverk. O'Donoghue greinir samfélagslegt hlutverk hins kvenlega og hins karllega með því að rýna í hvernig valdi er beitt í þjóðfélaginu. Fimm valdamiklar konur í sögunni eru teknar til umfjöllunar: Unnur, Gunnhildur drottning, Hallgerður, Bergþóra og Hildigunnur, en einnig er skoðað hvernig karlmenn eru oft hæddir fyrir kvenlega eiginleika og hvernig það leiðir til endurmats á kynhlutverkum. Konur standa þannig fyrir leið ofbeldis og ~~fornrahetjuhugsjóna~~ við mótun þjóðfélagsins en karlmenn kjósa nýjar hugmyndir um þjóðfélag sem lýtur lögum og reglu. Þessi skipting speglar íslenskt þjóðfélag á breytingaskeiði þegar fólk stendur milli ofbeldiskenndrar heiðni – fulltrúi hennar er til dæmis Steinunn sem lýsir Þór kröftugri en Jesús Krist – og kristni sem lögð er að jöfnu við frið og siðmenningu og á sér fulltrúa í trúboðanum Þangbrandi.		Höfundur telur að kvenpersónur Njáls sögu hvetji okkur til að endurmeta hugmyndir okkar um kynhlutverk. O'Donoghue greinir samfélagslegt hlutverk hins kvenlega og hins karllega með því að rýna í hvernig valdi er beitt í þjóðfélaginu. Fimm valdamiklar konur í sögunni eru teknar til umfjöllunar: Unnur, Gunnhildur drottning, Hallgerður, Bergþóra og Hildigunnur, en einnig er skoðað hvernig karlmenn eru oft hæddir fyrir kvenlega eiginleika og hvernig það leiðir til endurmats á kynhlutverkum. Konur standa þannig fyrir leið ofbeldis og fornra hetjuhugsjóna við mótun þjóðfélagsins en karlmenn kjósa nýjar hugmyndir um þjóðfélag sem lýtur lögum og reglu. Þessi skipting speglar íslenskt þjóðfélag á breytingaskeiði þegar fólk stendur milli ofbeldiskenndrar heiðni – fulltrúi hennar er til dæmis Steinunn sem lýsir Þór kröftugri en Jesús Krist – og kristni sem lögð er að jöfnu við frið og siðmenningu og á sér fulltrúa í trúboðanum Þangbrandi.

	==See also==		==See also==

Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir at 12:37, 5 February 2016

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	* '''Reference''': O' Donoghue, Heather, "Women in ''Njàls Saga''", ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', in: Hines, John, Slay, Desmond (Eds.) ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London, 1992; pp.83-92		* '''Reference''': O' Donoghue, Heather, "Women in ''Njàls Saga''", ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', in: Hines, John, Slay, Desmond (Eds.) ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London, 1992; pp.83-92
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	* '''Key words''': gender ~~roles~~, ~~distinctions~~, ~~gender representations~~		* '''Key words''': social reality, gender studies, religion (samfélagsmynd, kynjafræði, trúarbrögð)


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	==Annotation==		==Annotation==

	The author ~~assumes~~ that the female characters in Njals ~~Saga~~ challenge our preconceived notions of		The author argues that the female characters in Njals saga challenge our preconceived notions of
	gender distinctions. O' Donoghue analyzes the social relations between feminine and masculine, by		gender distinctions. O'Donoghue analyzes the social relations between feminine and masculine, by
	looking closely at the exercise of the power in society. Five powerful women of the saga are ~~here~~ discussed:		looking closely at the exercise of the power in society. Five powerful women of the saga are discussed:
	~~Unnr~~, Queen ~~Gunnhildr~~, ~~Hallgerðr~~, ~~Bergþora~~ and ~~Hildigunnr~~, and also how		Unn, Queen Gunnhild, Hallgerd, Bergthora and Hildigunn, and it is also explored how
	men are frequently mocked as effeminate, serving to redraw gender distinctions.		men are frequently mocked as effeminate, serving to redraw gender distinctions. Women indeed embody
	~~O’Donoghue presents the sagas as a struggle between two genders and two social images.~~		violent and old heroic ways of regulating society while men side with new ideas about a society in which the law and agreements prevail. This division mirrors a
	~~On one side the men can the law, whereas women goad to revenge. In this~~		transitional time in Icelandic society when people vascillate between frenzied
	~~saga the difference between the sexes is built up in a way that goes against customary~~		Paganism – embodied for example by Steinunn who proclaims Thor to be stronger than
	~~prejudices upon the two genders~~. Women indeed ~~embodies a~~		Jesus – and Christianity which appears as synonymous with peace and civilization –
	violent and old heroic ways of regulating society~~. On the contrary~~ men side with ~~the New,~~		embodied by the missionary Thangbrand.
	~~with~~ a society in which the law and agreements prevail. This division mirrors ~~the~~
	transitional time ~~for the~~ Icelandic society when people ~~hesitate~~ between ~~the~~ frenzied
	Paganism – embodied for example by Steinunn who proclaims ~~Þórr~~ to be stronger than
	Jesus – and ~~the~~ Christianity which appears as a synonymous of peace and civilization –
	embodied by the ~~Christian~~ missionary ~~Þangbrandr~~.

	==Lýsing==		==Lýsing==

			Höfundur telur að kvenpersónur Njáls sögu hvetji okkur til að endurmeta hugmyndir okkar um kynhlutverk. O'Donoghue greinir samfélagslegt hlutverk hins kvenlega og hins karllega með því að rýna í hvernig valdi er beitt í þjóðfélaginu. Fimm valdamiklar konur í sögunni eru teknar til umfjöllunar: Unnur, Gunnhildur drottning, Hallgerður, Bergþóra og Hildigunnur, en einnig er skoðað hvernig karlmenn eru oft hæddir fyrir kvenlega eiginleika og hvernig það leiðir til endurmats á kynhlutverkum. Konur standa þannig fyrir leið ofbeldis og fornrahetjuhugsjóna við mótun þjóðfélagsins en karlmenn kjósa nýjar hugmyndir um þjóðfélag sem lýtur lögum og reglu. Þessi skipting speglar íslenskt þjóðfélag á breytingaskeiði þegar fólk stendur milli ofbeldiskenndrar heiðni – fulltrúi hennar er til dæmis Steinunn sem lýsir Þór kröftugri en Jesús Krist – og kristni sem lögð er að jöfnu við frið og siðmenningu og á sér fulltrúa í trúboðanum Þangbrandi.

	==See also==		==See also==
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	* ''Written by:'' Sophia Rifad		* ''Written by:'' Sophia Rifad
	* ''Icelandic~~/English~~ translation:''		* ''Icelandic translation:'' Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir

	[[Category:Njáls saga]][[Category:Njáls saga:_Articles]][[Category:Authors]][[Category:All entries]]		[[Category:Njáls saga]][[Category:Njáls saga:_Articles]]
			[[Category:Social reality]][[Category:Gender studies]][[Category:Religion]]
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Eleonora Pancetti at 15:56, 16 November 2015

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	The author assumes that the female characters in Njals Saga challenge our preconceived notions of		The author assumes that the female characters in Njals Saga challenge our preconceived notions of
	gender distinctions. O' Donoghue the social relations between feminine and masculine, by		gender distinctions. O' Donoghue analyzes the social relations between feminine and masculine, by
	looking closely at the exercise of the power in society. Five powerful women of the saga are here discussed:		looking closely at the exercise of the power in society. Five powerful women of the saga are here discussed:
	Unnr, Queen Gunnhildr, Hallgerðr, Bergþora and Hildigunnr, and also how		Unnr, Queen Gunnhildr, Hallgerðr, Bergþora and Hildigunnr, and also how

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	* '''Reference''': O' Donoghue, Heather, "Women in ''Njàls Saga''", ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', in: Hines, John, Slay, Desmond (Eds.) ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London, 1992; pp.83-92		* '''Reference''': O' Donoghue, Heather, "Women in ''Njàls Saga''", ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', in: Hines, John, Slay, Desmond (Eds.) ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London, 1992; pp.83-92
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	* '''Key words''':		* '''Key words''': gender roles, distinctions, gender representations


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	saga the difference between the sexes is built up in a way that goes against customary		saga the difference between the sexes is built up in a way that goes against customary
	prejudices upon the two genders. Women ~~side~~ indeed embodies a		prejudices upon the two genders. Women indeed embodies a
	violent and old heroic ways of regulating society. On the contrary men side with the New,		violent and old heroic ways of regulating society. On the contrary men side with the New,
	with a society in which the law and agreements prevail. This division mirrors the		with a society in which the law and agreements prevail. This division mirrors the

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	* '''Author''':		* '''Author''': O' Donoghue, Heather
	* '''Title''':		* '''Title''': "Women in ''Njàls Saga''”
	* '''Place, Publisher''':		* '''Published in''': ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga''
	* '''Year''':		* '''Editors''': Hines, John; Slay, Desmond
	* '''Pages''':		* '''Place, Publisher''': Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London
	* '''E-text''':		* '''Year''': 1992
	* '''Reference''': ''~~MLA~~''		* '''Pages''': 83-92
			* '''E-text''': http://vsnrwebpublications.org.uk/Introductory%20essays%20on%20egils%20saga%20and%20njals%2
			0saga.pdf
			* '''Reference''': O' Donoghue, Heather, "Women in ''Njàls Saga''", ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', in: Hines, John, Slay, Desmond (Eds.) ''Introductory Essays on Egils Saga and Njàls Saga'', Oxford University, The Viking Society for Northern Research in London, 1992; pp.83-92
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	==Annotation==		==Annotation==

			The author assumes that the female characters in Njals Saga challenge our preconceived notions of
			gender distinctions. O' Donoghue the social relations between feminine and masculine, by
			looking closely at the exercise of the power in society. Five powerful women of the saga are here discussed:
			Unnr, Queen Gunnhildr, Hallgerðr, Bergþora and Hildigunnr, and also how
			men are frequently mocked as effeminate, serving to redraw gender distinctions.
			O’Donoghue presents the sagas as a struggle between two genders and two social images.
			On one side the men can the law, whereas women goad to revenge. In this
			saga the difference between the sexes is built up in a way that goes against customary
			prejudices upon the two genders. Women side indeed embodies a
			violent and old heroic ways of regulating society. On the contrary men side with the New,
			with a society in which the law and agreements prevail. This division mirrors the
			transitional time for the Icelandic society when people hesitate between the frenzied
			Paganism – embodied for example by Steinunn who proclaims Þórr to be stronger than
			Jesus – and the Christianity which appears as a synonymous of peace and civilization –
			embodied by the Christian missionary Þangbrandr.

	==Lýsing==		==Lýsing==

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	==Links==		==Links==

	* ''Written by:''		* ''Written by:'' Sophia Rifad
	* ''Icelandic/English translation:''		* ''Icelandic/English translation:''

	[[Category:Njáls saga]][[Category:Njáls saga:_Articles]][[Category:Authors]][[Category:All entries]]		[[Category:Njáls saga]][[Category:Njáls saga:_Articles]][[Category:Authors]][[Category:All entries]]

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	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[Guðrún Nordal. Sturlunga saga and the context of saga-writing]]
			* [[Hines, John. Kingship in Egils saga]]
			* [[Finlay, Alison. Egils saga and other poets’ sagas]]
			* [[Larrington, Carolyne. Egill‘s longer Poems: Arinbjarnarkviða and Sonatorrek]]
			* [[Jesch, Judith. "Good men" and peace in Njáls saga]]
			* [[Hamer, Andrew. "It seemed to me that the sweetest light of my eyes had been extinguished"]]
			* [[McTurk, Rory W. The supernatural in Njáls saga]]
			* [[Robinson, Peter. Vikings and Celts]]
			* [[Hines, John. Egils saga and Njáls saga: bibliographical guides]]

	==References==		==References==