essay

Friendship in the Icelandic Commonwealth

from sagas to society : comparative approaches to early iceland • Enfield Lock, Middlesex, Uk • Published In 1992 • Pages: 205-215

By: Jón Vidðar Sigurðsson.

Abstract
During the commonwealth period in Iceland (ca. ninth century -1262/64), the people were tied together in a number of different ways, through family, marriage, oaths, community, parish, and probably most important of all, friendships. This article discusses the relationships, including friendships, that developed between chieftains (GOðar) and their followers (þINGMENN), as well as between chieftains themselves.
Subjects
Social relationships and groups
Friendships
Ingroup antagonisms
Districts
culture
Early Icelanders
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Scandinavia
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Historian
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2002
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
ninth-thirteenth centuries
Coverage Place
general Iceland
Notes
Jón Vidðar Sigurðsson
For bibliographical references see document 10: [Gísli Pálsson]
LCCN
93150093
LCSH
Icelanders