5. Friends of the Gods

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Friendship: The Most Important Social Bond in Iceland in the Free State Period 11
5. 2. Friendship between Chieftains: “To His Friend a Man Should Be a Friend, and Repay Gifts with Gifts” 37
6. 3. Kings and Their Friends 47
7. 4. Clerics and Friendship 72
8. 5. Friends of the Gods 86
9. 6. Kinsmen and Friends: “Let There Be a Fjord between Kinsmen, but a Bay between Friends” 103
10. 7. Friendship Loses Its Power: Political Changes in the Second Half of the Thirteenth Century 116
11. 8. Pragmatic Friendship 126
12. Notes 135
13. Bibliography 161
14. Index 179