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Essays bringing out the richness of the hitherto neglected Charlemagne tradition in medieval Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Wales and Ireland.
The reception of the Charlemagne legends among Nordic and Celtic communities in the Middle Ages is a shared story of transmission, translation, an exploration of national identity, and the celebration of imperialism. The articles brought together here capture for the first time the richness of the Charlemagne tradition in medieval Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Wales and Ireland and its coherence as a series of adaptations of Old French chansons de geste.
Emerging from the French sources is a set of themes which unite the linguistically different Norse and Celtic Charlemagne traditions. The ideology of the Crusades, the dichotomy of Christian and heathen elements, the values of chivalry and the ideals of kingship are among the preoccupations common to both traditions. While processes of manuscript transmission are distinctive to each linguistic context, the essential function of the legends as explorations of political ideology, emotion, and social values creates unity across the language groups. From the Old Norse Karlamagnús saga to the Irish and Welsh narratives, the chapters present a coherent set of perspectives on the northern reception of the Charlemagne legends beyond the nation of England.
Contributors: Massimiliano Bampi, Claudia Bornholdt, Aisling Byrne, Luciana Cordo Russo, Helen Fulton, Jon Paul Heyne, Susanne Kramarz-Bein, Erich Poppe, Annalee C. Rejhon, Sif Rikhardsdottir, Hélène Tétrel.
Table des matières
General Preface: Charlemagne: A European Icon, Marianne Ailes and Philip E. Bennett
Maps Introduction: Transmission of Charlemagne in Scandinavia,Wales, and Ireland,
Helen Fulton and Sif Rikhardsdottir PART I: THE NORSE CHARLEMAGNE1. Transmission, Translation, and Manuscript History,
Susanne Kramarz-Bein2. The Cultural and Ideological Function of Charlemagne,
Massimiliano Bampi3. The Norse Roland in Context,
Sif Rikhardsdottir4. The Impact of Charlemagne on the Native Literary Tradition in the North,
Claudia Bornholdt and Jon Paul Heyne5. Unger's
Karlamagnús saga: A Modern Composition?,
Hélène Tétrel PART II: THE CELTIC CHARLEMAGNE6. Charlemagne in Ireland: Manuscripts and Audiences,
Aisling Byrne7. Irish Charlemagne Texts: Narratives, Poems, and Genealogies,
Erich Poppe8. Translating Charlemagne for Welsh Audiences: The Case of
Rhamant Otuel, Luciana Cordo Russo9. The Reception of the French Charlemagne Epic in Medieval Wales: The Case of
Cân Rolant and
Pererindod Chiarlymaen, Annalee C. Rejhon10. Charlemagne in Wales: Imperialism in Medieval Welsh Poetry,
Helen Fulton Bibliography
Index
A propos de l'auteur
Edited by Helen Fulton and Sif Rikhardsdottir
Résumé
Essays bringing out the richness of the hitherto neglected Charlemagne tradition in medieval Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Wales and Ireland.
