Charlemagne in the Norse and Celtic Worlds
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A32=Dr Aisling Byrne
A32=Dr Jon Paul Heyne
A32=Massimiliano Bampi
A32=Professor Claudia Bornholdt
A32=Professor Erich Poppe
A32=Professor Helene Tetrel
A32=Professor Susanne Kramarz-Bein
A32=Sif Rikhardsdottir
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Chansons de geste
Chivalry
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Denmark
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Iceland
Ireland
Karlamagnus saga
Kingship
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Norway
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Sweden
The Crusades
Wales
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- ISBN 9781843846680
- Weight: 498g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 13 Dec 2022
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Essays bringing out the richness of the hitherto neglected Charlemagne tradition in medieval Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Wales and Ireland.
The reception of the Charlemagne legends among Nordic and Celtic communities in the Middle Ages is a shared story of transmission, translation, an exploration of national identity, and the celebration of imperialism. The articles brought together here capture for the first time the richness of the Charlemagne tradition in medieval Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Wales and Ireland and its coherence as a series of adaptations of Old French chansons de geste.
Emerging from the French sources is a set of themes which unite the linguistically different Norse and Celtic Charlemagne traditions. The ideology of the Crusades, the dichotomy of Christian and heathen elements, the values of chivalry and the ideals of kingship are among the preoccupations common to both traditions. While processes of manuscript transmission are distinctive to each linguistic context, the essential function of the legends as explorations of political ideology, emotion, and social values creates unity across the language groups. From the Old Norse Karlamagnús saga to the Irish and Welsh narratives, the chapters present a coherent set of perspectives on the northern reception of the Charlemagne legends beyond the nation of England.
Contributors: Massimiliano Bampi, Claudia Bornholdt, Aisling Byrne, Luciana Cordo Russo, Helen Fulton, Jon Paul Heyne, Susanne Kramarz-Bein, Erich Poppe, Annalee C. Rejhon, Sif Rikhardsdottir, Hélène Tétrel.
Helen Fulton is Chair of Medieval Literature at the University of Bristol. Sif Rikhardsdottir is Professor and Chair of Comparative Literature at the University of Iceland. MASSIMILIANO BAMPI is Associate Professor of Germanic Philology at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Sif Rikhardsdottir is Professor and Chair of Comparative Literature at the University of Iceland. Helen Fulton is Chair of Medieval Literature at the University of Bristol.
