Women in Old Norse Literature [electronic resource] : Bodies, Words, and Power /
Friðriksdóttir, J.author.
Old Norse texts offer different ideas about what it is to be female, presenting women in diverse social and economic positions. This book analyzes female characters in medieval Icelandic saga literature, and demonstrates how they engaged with some of the most contested values of the period, revealing the anxieties of both the authors and audiences.
Description based upon print version of record.
Introduction -- Women speaking -- Women and magic -- Monstrous women -- Royal and aristocratic women -- The female ruler -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Old Norse texts offer different ideas about what it is to be female, presenting women in diverse social and economic positions. This book analyzes female characters in medieval Icelandic saga literature, and demonstrates how they engaged with some of the most contested values of the period, revealing the anxieties of both the authors and audiences.
Sociology.
Europe—History—476-1492.
Literature.
Literature, Medieval.
Fiction.
Gender Studies.
History of Medieval Europe.
Literature, general.
Medieval Literature.
Fiction.