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Norse-Gaelic Contacts in a Viking World: Studies in the Literature and History of Norway, Iceland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man


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Norse-Gaelic Contacts in a Viking World: Studies in the Literature and History of Norway, Iceland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man

Author

Colmán Etchingham, Jón Viðar Sigurðsson, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Elizabeth Ashman Rowe

Series

Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe, 29

Year of Publication

2019

Publisher

Brepols

Language

en

ISBN

2503579027, 9782503579023, 9782503579047

ARI Id

1673470735433


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List of Illustrations vii
Note on Orthography of Names ix
Preface xi
Chapter 1 Norse–Gaelic Contacts in a Viking World: Concept and Context 1
Defining Norse–Gaelic Contacts 1
Channels of Contact across the Norse–Gaelic Interface 11
Multilingual Literacy and Textual Transmission 26
Specific Textual Reflexes of Norse–Gaelic Contact 36
Conclusion 40
Chapter 2 The 'Wonders of Ireland' in 'Konungs skuggsjá': Text, Sources, Context 43
Introduction 43
'Wonders of Ireland': Text and Translation 45
The 'Wonders of Ireland' in 'Konungs skuggsjá' and Three Other Texts 61
The 'Wonders of Ireland' in 'Konungs skuggsjá' Analysed 66
Selectivity and the 'Wonders of Ireland' in 'Konungs skuggsjá' 83
Date and Context of 'Konungs skuggsjá': Hákon IV's Ambitions and Interest in Ireland 95
Textual Transmission and Compilation 105
Chapter 3 'Baile Suthach Síth Emhna', a Poem to Raghnall, King of Man: Text and Context 123
Introduction 123
'Baile Suthach Síth Emhna': Text and Translation 125
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