A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth
Islendinga Saga
- Publisher
- University of Manitoba Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2007
- Category
- Medieval, Scandinavia
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780887553318
- Publish Date
- Jan 2007
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780887556968
- Publish Date
- Jan 2007
- List Price
- $54.95
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Description
The founding of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth in 930 A.D. is one of the most significant events in the history of early Western Europe. This pioneering work of historiography provides a comprehensive history of Iceland from 870 A.D. to the end of the Commonwealth in 1262.
About the authors
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Haraldur Bessason was Professor and Head of the Department of Icelandic Languages and Literature at the University of Manitoba.
