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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.
Author Biography: Jesse Byock is Professor of Old Norse and Scandinavian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of Medieval Iceland (California, 1988) and translator of The Saga of the Volsungs (California, 1990).
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Alex Pinto
reviewed Feud in the Icelandic Saga on January 10, 2010
Feud in the Icelandic Saga
This is a work of literary criticism. However, using the Icelandic Sagas the author develops an idea of what Early Icelandic society and government was like. Iceland was the first trans-marine from Europe and its location allowed it to develop its own governing system differing from those in Europe. There were no wars with external enemies nor regional wars on the island. However, there were feuds between individuals and families. The Sagas provide a glimpse of the means of resolving conflicts in such a way as to maintain a balance of power within the society. Conflicts occurred over land, material goods, honor among other things. Parties to a dispute used social networks, bribes, etc. to obtain allies at the annual allthing where disputes were settled. It wasn't necessarily justice that was striven for but a balance in the society.
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