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The Barbarian North in Medieval Imagination

- Ethnicity, Legend, and Literature

About The Barbarian North in Medieval Imagination

This book examines the 'out-of-Scandinavia' legend (Scandinavia as an ancestral homeland) in a wide range of medieval texts, focusing on the Anglo-Saxon tradition. Rix maps how these discourses informed 'national' legends of ancestral origins, showing how an 'out-of-Scandinavia' legend can be found in works by writers like Jordanes, Bede,

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780367871130
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 224
  • Published:
  • December 9, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 229x154x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 344 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: December 8, 2024

Description of The Barbarian North in Medieval Imagination

This book examines the 'out-of-Scandinavia' legend (Scandinavia as an ancestral homeland) in a wide range of medieval texts, focusing on the Anglo-Saxon tradition. Rix maps how these discourses informed 'national' legends of ancestral origins, showing how an 'out-of-Scandinavia' legend can be found in works by writers like Jordanes, Bede,

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