The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas

<P>The last fifty years have seen a significant change in the focus of saga studies, from a preoccupation with origins and development to a renewed interest in other topics, such as the nature of the sagas and their value as sources to medieval ideologies and mentalities. </P><P><EM>The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas</EM> presents a detailed interdisciplinary examination of saga scholarship over the last fifty years, sometimes juxtaposing it with earlier views and examining the sagas both as works of art and as source materials. </P><P>This volume will be of interest to Old Norse and medieval Scandinavian scholars and accessible to medievalists in general.</P>