Axel Kristinsson. Sagas and politics in 13th century Borgarfjörður

• Author: Axel Kristinsson
• Title: Sagas and politics in 13th century Borgarfjörður
• Published in: & Societies. International conference at Borgarnes, Iceland, September 5.-9. 2002.
• Place, Publisher: Tübingen: Skandinavistik, Universität Tübingen
• Year: 2002
• Pages: 14
• E-text: [Tobias-Lib]
• Reference: Axel Kristinsson. "Sagas and politics in 13th century Borgarfjörður." Sagas & Societies. International conference at Borgarnes, Iceland, September 5.-9. 2002. Eds. Stefanie Würth, Tõnno Jonuks, Axel Kristinsson. Tübingen: Skandinavistik, Universität Tübingen. 14 pp.

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An investigation of the politics behind four family sagas set in Borgarfjörður: Egils saga, Bjarnar saga Hítdælakappa, Hænsa-Þóris saga and Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu. These sagas unfold in the "saga period" past but may be interpreted as reflecting the changing social and political situation in 13th century Borgarfjörður: they are motivated, at least in part, by their authors' desire to "enhance solidarity and a sense of common identity" within specific political units (e.g., chieftaincies and principalities) and even to manipulate history to reinforce their own status and power.

Available online at http://tobias-lib.ub.uni-tuebingen.de/volltexte/2004/1060/

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