Putting Women in their Place? Gender, Landscape, and the Construction of <i>Landnámabók</i>

Callow, Chris

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“…This result the authors put down to the demographic changes in Norway caused by events such as the Black Death in the 14th century, whereas other populations, being larger, were better reservoirs of ancient lineages. The authors argue that for the ancient mtDNA lineages, which are shared between their dataset and data from Orkney and Shetland, to have survived in northern Scotland implies that women in Late Iron Age Scandinavia were actively involved in the settlement of new lands, as suggested by the modern DNA studies discussed above, and as can also be gathered from texts like Landnámabók (Callow, 2011; Jacobsen, 2005; Jesch, 2014b: 275–277). The study is notable in its emphasis on how post-Viking Age developments might have affected populations.…”

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Haplotypes and textual types: Interdisciplinary approaches to Viking Age migration and mobility

Jesch

2021

Journal of Social Archaeology

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When geneticists became interested in Viking Age migration and mobility, about 20 years ago, their evidence was drawn from the DNA of modern populations. More recently, ancient DNA (aDNA) techniques have been refined to the extent that evidence from archaeological skeletons is now being brought into the discussions. While modern DNA can provide large datasets, it remains a question how well these represent populations of over a thousand years ago. On the other hand, aDNA is indeed ancient, but the datasets are small and therefore also not necessarily representative. The historical and literary texts about Viking Age migration and mobility also suffer from doubts about how representative they are. This common characteristic of texts and genetics indicates that an interdisciplinary approach would be fruitful. This paper will explore intersections between ancient texts and aDNA to suggest some ways forward.

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Section: Some Recent Adna Studies and Their Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Haplotypes and textual types: Interdisciplinary approaches to Viking Age migration and mobility

Jesch

2021

Journal of Social Archaeology

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Cartography and Culture in Medieval Iceland

Kedwards

2014

Imago Mundi

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While previous studies of the medieval Icelandic world maps have tended to be cursorily descriptive, and focus on their roles as representatives of the geographical information available to medieval Icelanders, this thesis directs attention towards their manuscript contexts. Rather than narrowly approaching the maps as vehicles for geographical information, the chapters assembled in this thesis explore their relevance to other areas: pan

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In Search of a Founding Mother: The Case of Auðr djúpauðga in Sturlubók

Vanherpen

2017

ABAG

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This article presents an analysis of the tale of Auðr djúpauðga Ketilsdóttir and her family in Sturlubók—a masterful piece of storytelling praising an exemplary female settler and founding mother. Sturlubók preserves a unique representation of Auðr djúpauðga. What emerges from Sturla Þórðarson’s redaction of Landnámabók is not only an unambiguous depiction of Auðr djúpauðga but also a portrait that differs significantly from the one found in Laxdæla saga.

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Putting Women in their Place? Gender, Landscape, and the Construction of Landnámabók

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Haplotypes and textual types: Interdisciplinary approaches to Viking Age migration and mobility

Haplotypes and textual types: Interdisciplinary approaches to Viking Age migration and mobility

Cartography and Culture in Medieval Iceland

In Search of a Founding Mother: The Case of Auðr djúpauðga in Sturlubók

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