Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia

792 Pages·2016·82.144 MB·English

by  Phillip Pulsiano, Kirsten Wolf (eds.)

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Routledge Revivals
Medieval Scandinavia
First published in 1993, Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia covers every aspect of the region during the Middle
Ages, including rulers and saints, overviews of the countries, religion, education, politics and law, culture and material
life, history, literature, and art. Written by a team of expert contributors, the encyclopedia offers those who lack
7 command of the various Scandinavian languages a basic tool for the study of Medieval Scandinavia from roughly the
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Medieval Scandinavia
An Encyclopedia
Edited by
Phillip Pulsiano and Kirsten Wolf
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Firstpublishedin1993
byGarlandPublishing,Inc.
Thiseditionfirstpublishedin2016byRoutledge
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©1993PhillipPulsiano
Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedorutilisedinanyformorbyanyelectronic,mechanical,orothermeans,
nowknownorhereafterinvented,includingphotocopyingandrecording,orinanyinformationstorageorretrievalsystem,withoutpermissionin
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Thepublisherhasgonetogreatlengthstoensurethequalityofthisreprintbutpointsoutthatsomeimperfectionsintheoriginalcopiesmaybe
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MEDIEVAL SCANDINAVIA
AN E N C Y C L O P E D IA
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CONTENTS
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