| Book of Settlements: Landnamabok Contributor(s): Palsson, Herman (Translator), Edwards, Paul (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0887556981 ISBN-13: 9780887556982 Publisher: University of Manitoba Press OUR PRICE: $41.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: Iceland was the last country in Europe to become inhabited, and we know more about the beginnings and early history of Icelandic society than we do of any other in the Old World. This world was vividly recounted in The Book of Settlements, first compiled by the first Icelandic historians in the thirteenth century. It describes in detail individuals and daily life during the Icelandic Age of Settlement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Historiography |
| Dewey: 839.680 |
| Series: University of Manitoba Icelandic Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.59" W x 9.02" (0.70 lbs) 159 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Scandinavian - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Palsson, Herman: - "Hermann Pálsson (1921 - 2002) was an Icelandic language scholar and reknowned translator of numerous Icelandic sagas." |