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[[Egla,_66|Chapter 66]]: '''aflað sér fjár á hólmgöngum''': "The sagas suggest, since they deal predominantly with the lives of prominent families, that it was mainly the aristocracy which engaged in the practice of the duel, just as law in general benefited and upheld the mighty. Nevertheless, the common man, a poor but free man, had apparently right to fight a duel … ''Egils saga Skallagrimssonar'' (ch. 65, p. 208) states epressly "at hverjum manni var rétt, at skora á annan til holmgöngu" ' that everyone had the right to challenge another to a duel.' References from Iceland and in particular Norway … show that the intrepid considered the duel an instrument to better their way of life." (p. 176) | |||
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Revision as of 15:33, 9 June 2016
- Author: Ciklamini, Marlene
- Title: The Old Icelandic Duel
- Published in: Scandinavian Studies 35/3
- Place, Publisher: n/a
- Year: 1963
- Pages: 175-94
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- Reference: Ciklamini, Marlene. "The Old Icelandic Duel." Scandinavian Studies 35/3 (1963): 175-94.
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Lýsing
Greinin fjallar um þær upplýsingar sem Egilssaga, ásamt öðrum sögum, gefur okkur um hólmgöngur og reglur þær sem giltu um hólmgöngur á Íslandi á miðöldum.
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References
Chapter 66: aflað sér fjár á hólmgöngum: "The sagas suggest, since they deal predominantly with the lives of prominent families, that it was mainly the aristocracy which engaged in the practice of the duel, just as law in general benefited and upheld the mighty. Nevertheless, the common man, a poor but free man, had apparently right to fight a duel … Egils saga Skallagrimssonar (ch. 65, p. 208) states epressly "at hverjum manni var rétt, at skora á annan til holmgöngu" ' that everyone had the right to challenge another to a duel.' References from Iceland and in particular Norway … show that the intrepid considered the duel an instrument to better their way of life." (p. 176)
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