Feud in the Icelandic Saga

by Jesse L. Byock

Book Overview

Feud stands at the core of the Old Icelandic sagas. Jesse Byock shows how the dominant concern of medieval Icelandic society-the channeling of violence into accepted patterns of feud and the regulation of conflict-is reflected in the narrative of the family sagas and the Sturlunga saga compilation. This comprehensive study of narrative structure demonstrates that the sagas are complex expressions of medieval social thought.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520082591
• ISBN13: 9780520082595
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.1"