Orkneyinga Saga

This translation of the saga of the earls of Orkney, with an introduction and explanatory notes, was published in 1873.

Sommario

Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Earliest historical notices of the Orkneys; 2. Early Christianity of the islands; 3. Arrival of the Northmen and establishment of the earldom of Orkney and Caithness; 4. The earldom in the Norse line, 872-1231; 5. The earldom in the Angus line, 1231-1312; 6. The earldom in the Stratherne line, 1321-1379; 7. The earldom in the line of St Clair, 1379-1469; 8. The bishopric of Orkney, 1102-1469; 9. The bishopric of Caithness, 1150-1469; 10. Ancient churches of Orkney; 11. Maeshow and the stones of Stennis; 12. Mousa and the Pictish towns; 13. Remains of the Northmen; Chronological tables; Genealogical tables; Part II. Orkneyinga Saga; Appendix; Index.

Riassunto

This translation of the saga of the earls of Orkney was published in 1873. Joseph Anderson provides a lengthy introduction, discussing the geography of the islands, and using literary and archaeological material to put the work, which is written in Icelandic and dates from between 1170 and 1220, in context.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joseph Anderson
• Con la collaborazione di: Joseph Anderson (Editore), Gilbert Goudie (Traduzione), Goudie Gilbert (Traduzione), Jon A. Hjaltalin (Traduzione), Hjaltalin Jon A. (Traduzione)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.06.2019
• EAN: 9781108082242
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08224-2
• Pagine: 392
• Serie: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, Literary studies: general