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Film, Video Sagas and Daily Life in the Icelandic Commonwealth, Part I.

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Title

  • Sagas and Daily Life in the Icelandic Commonwealth, Part I.

Summary

  • The Library of Congress and the Cornell University Library sponsored a scholarly symposium on Old Norse sagas. The symposium, "Saga Literature and the Shaping of Icelandic Culture," featured five sessions presented by distinguished scholars in the field of Old Icelandic studies. Today's session, "Sagas and Daily Life in the Icelandic Commonwealth," featured Jenny Jochens, United States: "Gudridr Thorbjarnardottir: Transmitter of Pagan Culture and Christian Religion"; Vesteinn Olason, Iceland: "Soguligr atburdr: An Event Worthy of a Tale"; Jesse Byock, United States: "Social Memory and the Sagas: The Case of Egils saga"; and Theodore M. Andersson, United States: "A Note on the Prehistory of Saga Criticism."

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. African and Middle Eastern Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2000-05-24.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Education
  • -  Literature
  • -  Culture, Folklife

Notes

  • -  Group name: Saga Literature and the Shaping of Icelandic Culture.
  • -  Classification: Education.
  • -  Classification: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation.
  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Classification: Language and Literature.
  • -  Various.
  • -  Recorded on 2000-05-24.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688067

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division. Sagas and Daily Life in the Icelandic Commonwealth, Part I. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-24, 2000. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688067/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division, S. B. (2000) Sagas and Daily Life in the Icelandic Commonwealth, Part I. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-24. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688067/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. African And Middle Eastern Division. Sagas and Daily Life in the Icelandic Commonwealth, Part I. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -05-24, 2000. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688067/>.