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Fact and Fiction in the Icelandic Sagas
Author(s) -
Cormack Margaret
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
history compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1478-0542
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2006.00363.x
Subject(s) - icelandic , history , psychology , literature , art , philosophy , linguistics
After a survey of the types of historical evidence that can be used for comparison with Icelandic sagas, current scholarly approaches to these sagas as historical sources are presented and critiqued. Pitfalls in using this material are pointed out, and some new research is discussed.