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Miller describes the dispute between Gunnar and the people of Þríhyrningr mountain and its escalation. He stresses Gunnar’s eagerness to do battle, in contradiction to his words in chapter 54. He responds to Karl Lehmann’s legal analysis of ''Njáls saga'', and offers that more credit should be given to the author’s legal understanding. He suggests that by not following ''Grágás'' to the letter, the author is distinguishing between written and practiced law. Miller discusses Njáll‘s function as a banker of sorts, collecting debts to be distributed later in time of legal need. Finally, he explains the social and economical logic behind having Gunnar pay compensation for men whom he had the legal right to kill in self-defense. He sees this as a type of ‘life-insurance’ system, meant to prevent the survivors from becoming dependants, and looks at the compensation’s function in postponing or ending a dispute. | |||
==Lýsing== | ==Lýsing== | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Lehmann, K and H. Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Die Njálssage]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 2 June 2016
- Author: Miller, William Ian
- Title: Gunnar vs. the Thrihyrning People: Chapters 57–66
- Published in: Why Is Your Axe Bloody?: A Reading of Njáls Saga
- Place, Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press
- Year: 2014
- Pages: 123-33
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- Reference: Miller, William Ian. Why Is Your Axe Bloody?: A Reading of Njáls Saga. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Miller describes the dispute between Gunnar and the people of Þríhyrningr mountain and its escalation. He stresses Gunnar’s eagerness to do battle, in contradiction to his words in chapter 54. He responds to Karl Lehmann’s legal analysis of Njáls saga, and offers that more credit should be given to the author’s legal understanding. He suggests that by not following Grágás to the letter, the author is distinguishing between written and practiced law. Miller discusses Njáll‘s function as a banker of sorts, collecting debts to be distributed later in time of legal need. Finally, he explains the social and economical logic behind having Gunnar pay compensation for men whom he had the legal right to kill in self-defense. He sees this as a type of ‘life-insurance’ system, meant to prevent the survivors from becoming dependants, and looks at the compensation’s function in postponing or ending a dispute.
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- Written by: Yoav Tirosh
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