INDEX

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS iv
3. ILLUSTRATION v
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi
5. Chapter 1 RHETORICAL CONTEXTS IN VIKING STUDIES 1
6. Chapter 2 RHETORICALLY CONSTRUCTING MEDIEVAL SCANDINAVIA 9
7. Chapter 3 GEOGRAPHY AND ITS RHETORICAL IMPLICATIONS 21
8. Chapter 4 THE RHETORIC OF PRAISING AND SHAMING IN THE VIKING WORLD 35
9. Chapter 5 THE RHETORIC OF CIVIC BONDS AND SHAME STRUCTURES 51
10. Chapter 6 “LOUD APPROVAL AT THE LAW ROCK” 75
11. Chapter 7 LEGAL REASONABLENESS IN ACTION 97
12. Conclusion TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF NORDIC CIVIC AND LEGAL RHETORIC 115
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 121
14. INDEX 131