Social Norms in Medieval Scandinavia

Preface / Jakub Morawiec, Aleksandra Jochymek, Grzegorz Bartusik -- Introduction. The Goar And Cultural Politics Of The Years Ca. 1000-1150 / Jón Viar Sigursson -- Part I. Pre-christian Ritual Practice And Literary Discourse. The Use Of Silver By The Norsemen Of Truso And Wolin : The Logic Of The Market Or Social Prestige? / Dariusz Adamczyk -- Silk, Settlements, And Society In Íslendingasögur / Anita Sauckel -- Being Óinn Bursson : The Creation Of Social And Moral Obligation In Viking Age Warrior-bands Through The Ritualized, Oral Performance Of Poetry -- The Case Of Grímnismál / Simon Nygaard -- Elements Of Satire And Social Commentary In Heathen Praise Poems And Commemorative Odes / David Ashurst -- Friendship And Man's Reputation : A Case Of Odds Þáttr Ófeigssonar / Marta Rey-radlińska -- Part Ii. Reception And Cultural Transfer. Cultural Transfer Of Cognitive Structures Of Fortune In The Latin And Old Icelandic Literatures And Languages : The Case Of The Metaphor Fortune Is A Wheel / Grzegorz Bartusik -- Dating, Authorship, And Generational Memory In Ljósvetninga Saga : A Late Response To Bari Gumundsson / Yoav Tirosh -- Quid Sigurthus Cum Christo? An Examination Of Sigurd's Christian Potential In Medieval Scandinavia / Łukasz Neubauer -- Jómsborg And The German Reception Of Jómsvíkinga Saga : Introducing Masterhood As A Social Norm / Michael Irlenbusch-reynard -- Part Iii. Outsiders And Transgressors. The Unfamiliar Other : Distortions Of Social Cognition Through Disguise In Two Íslendingasögur / Alexander J. Wilson -- A Deviant Word Hoard : A Preliminary Study Of Non-normative Terms In Early Medieval Scandinavia / Keith Ruiter -- Enchanting The Land : Monstrous Magic, Social Concerns, And The Natural World In The Íslendingasögur / Rebecca Merkelbach -- Social Margins In Karlamagnús Saga : The Rejection Of Poverty / Aleksandra Jochymek -- Þótti Mǫnnum ... Hann Myndi Vera Engi Jafnaarmar : The Narrator, The Trouble-maker, And Public Opinion / Joanne Shortt Butler -- Discipline Or Punish? Travels And Outlawry As Social Structures In Medieval Iceland / Marion Poilvez. Edited By Jakub Morawiec, Aleksandra Jochymek And Grzegorz Bartusik. Includes Bibliographical References. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.