The Fluidity of Tradition: Place-Names, Travelogues, and Medieval Tales of the Western Icelandic Shoreline
This article discusses the fundamental fluidity of Icelandic place-lore. It approaches this topic through the example ofthe settlement of Auðr the Deep-Minded in western Iceland as described by the thirteenth-century ‘Book of Settlements’ (Landnámabók).I undertake ananalysisof this medieval account,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Western Australia
2019
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Ceræ
Year: 2019, Volume: 6, Pages: 1-22 |
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| Rights Information: | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 |