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also available: Paperback
category: History
published: Jan 2007
ISBN:9780887553318
publisher: University of Manitoba Press

A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth

Islendinga Saga

by Jon Johannesson, translated by Haraldur Bessason

tagged: medieval, scandinavia
Description

The founding of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth in 930 A.D. is one of the most significant events in the history of early Western Europe. This pioneering work of historiography provides a comprehensive history of Iceland from 870 A.D. to the end of the Commonwealth in 1262.

About the Authors

Jon Johannesson


Haraldur Bessason was Professor and Head of the Department of Icelandic Languages and Literature at the University of Manitoba.

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