North Atlantic islands and a complicated wedding in Egils saga

Authors

  • Santiago Barreiro UCA-CONICET

Abstract

This article discusses the role of the Northern Islands in an episode of Egils saga, a medieval Icelandic text written during the first half of the thirteenth century. The episode focuses on the complexities of a wedding in which the involved groups do not have an initial agreement, developing into a conflictive situation spanning into several lands and agents. The resolution of said conflict, which involves some of the major characters in the saga, leads to a discussion of the concept of “liminality”. Its possibilities and limits for the analysis of Norse societies are here assessed through this case study.

Published

2024-05-03

How to Cite

Barreiro, S. (2024). North Atlantic islands and a complicated wedding in Egils saga. Revista Diálogos Mediterrânicos, (25), 25–35. Retrieved from https://dialogosmediterranicos.com.br/RevistaDM/article/view/460