Iceland’s relationship with Norway, c. 870-c.1100 : memory, history and identity

Iceland’s Relationship with Norway c.870–c.1100: Memory, History and Identity......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Note on Spelling and Other Conventions......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 8
List of Abbreviations......Page 10
Introduction......Page 11
 Historical Introduction......Page 19
 Traditional Perspectives: National Historiography......Page 25
 New Perspectives: Memory......Page 32
  The Memory of the Past as Cultural Capital......Page 47
  Memory Specialists and Memorability......Page 49
 The Sources......Page 57
  Historical Writing in Iceland and Norway......Page 59
  The Icelandic National Histories......Page 61
  The Sagas......Page 65
  The Norwegian National Histories......Page 68
 Conclusion......Page 71
2 The Historical Mythology of Iceland......Page 73
 The landnám According to Íslendingabók......Page 77
 The landnám According to the landnámabækur......Page 87
 The landnám According to the Norwegian National Histories......Page 97
  Historia Norwegie......Page 99
  Historia de Antiquitate Regum Norwagiensium......Page 100
  Ingólfr......Page 102
  Haraldr hárfagri......Page 111
 Conclusion......Page 121
3 The Legal Mythology of Iceland......Page 123
 Íslendingabók and Early Icelandic law......Page 131
 The Adoption of a Series of Oral Laws from Norway......Page 133
 The Acceptance of Christianity......Page 152
 Conclusion......Page 161
4 The Ólafslög......Page 165
 Early Norwegian Interest in Iceland......Page 168
 The Background and Dating of the Treaty......Page 170
 The Negotiation and Ratification of the Treaty......Page 173
 The Preservation of the Treaty......Page 175
 Contemporary References to the Treaty......Page 180
  The Right of the Norwegian King to Self-Summon Cases......Page 189
  The Rights of Norwegians in Iceland to Enjoy the Same Laws and Rights as Men of That Country......Page 192
 Um rétt Íslendinga i Nóregi......Page 193
  The Legal Status of Icelanders in Norway......Page 194
  Icelandic Obligations......Page 196
  Norwegian Perceptions of the Icelanders......Page 199
 A Revised Interpretation......Page 201
 Military Shelter......Page 202
 Economic Shelter......Page 207
 Conclusion......Page 211
 Issues of Identity......Page 214
  Geographical Origin......Page 221
  Function......Page 223
 Types of Norwegian......Page 224
  Acceptance into Icelandic Society......Page 230
 Icelanders in Norway......Page 232
 Icelanders and the Norwegian King in Morkinskinna......Page 240
 The King of Iceland......Page 246
 Conclusion......Page 249
Conclusion......Page 254
Bibliography......Page 267
Index......Page 302