{"product_id":"feud-in-the-icelandic-saga-paperback","title":"Feud in the Icelandic Saga - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJesse L. Byock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeud stands at the core of the Old Icelandic sagas. Jesse Byock shows how the dominant concern of medieval Icelandic society--the channeling of violence into accepted patterns of feud and the regulation of conflict--is reflected in the narrative of the family sagas and the \u003ci\u003eSturlunga saga\u003c\/i\u003e compilation. This comprehensive study of narrative structure demonstrates that the sagas are complex expressions of medieval social thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJesse Byock\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Old Norse and Scandinavian Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles and author of \u003ci\u003eMedieval Iceland\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1988) and translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Saga of the Volsungs\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1990).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.1 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 09, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424634921062,"sku":"9780520082595","price":66.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZHB2dFBOczhHNzF3eGN3QkJpTWdjdz09.webp?v=1775599262","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/feud-in-the-icelandic-saga-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}