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Tables of Contents for Medieval Iceland
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
Spelling and Pronunciation
xi
Introduction
1
13
Approach and Organization
12
2
Historical and Legal Sources
14
17
The Family and Sturlunga Sagas
31
20
The Sturlunga Compilation
31
4
The Family Sagas
35
13
Conclusions
48
3
Evolution of a New Society
51
26
The Effect of Emigrating from Europe
52
3
The Settlement of the Land and the Establishment of Order
55
16
Change and Continuity
71
6
Sources of the Chieftains' Wealth
77
26
Background Information
78
3
Sources of Income Available Only to Chieftains
81
10
Sources of Income Available to All Freemen
91
10
Summary
101
2
Consensual Governance
103
34
The Flexibility of the Gooi-Thingman Relationship
111
13
Advocacy, Vinfengi, and Kinship
124
11
Summary
135
2
Integration of the Church
137
28
The Conversion
138
5
The Developing Church
143
4
The Church and Secular Authority
147
7
Bishops and Priests
154
11
Farmers under Duress: A Lucrative Source of Wealth
165
18
Acquisition of Property in the Family Sagas
168
5
Inheritance Claims in Sturlunga Saga
173
10
Limitations on a Chieftain's Ambitions
183
20
Arnkell's Quest for Wealth and Power
187
16
Vinfengi: A Mechanism of Power
203
18
Summary
220
1
Conclusion
221
2
Sources of Epigraphs
223
2
Abbreviations
225
2
Bibliography
227
22
Index
249