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A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth
Islendinga SagaJon Johannesson
University of Manitoba Press, 2007
The founding of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth in 930 A.D. is one of the most significant events in the history of early Western Europe. This pioneering work of historiography provides a comprehensive history of Iceland from 870 A.D. to the end of the Commonwealth in 1262.
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The Edda
A Collection of EssaysR.J. Glendinning
University of Manitoba Press, 1983
Twelve essays are presented by outstanding authorities in Nordic medieval studies and range from treatment of broad aspects of the Edda, to consideration of single poems, to analysis of parts of specific works. An attactive and important collection for every scholar of Old Scandinavian.
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