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Women in Old Norse Literature

Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir

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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 literatu

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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 literatu

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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 literatu

Key concepts: Icelandic, Old Norse, History, Literature, Genealogy, Art, Ancient history, Linguistics

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