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St. Magnús of Orkney
A Scandinavian Martyr-Cult in Context
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English
Published/Copyright:
2007
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The focus of this book is on the cult of St Magnús, Earl of Orkney, who was killed in 1116/1117 in an inter-dynastic dispute. More specifically, it looks at the emergence of the Magnús’ cult in the twelfth century and the hagiographical corpus that was composed in his honour by Icelandic and English men of letters. These aspects of the Orcadian cult are not, however, examined in isolation but are rather placed within broader Scandinavian and European contexts. Moreover, they provide points of departure for the examination of important topics relating to religious life and literature in early Christian Scandinavia, such as the earliest cults of native saints and the perception of martyrdom.
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Haki Antonsson, Ph.D. (2000) in Mediaeval History, University of St Andrews, is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Bergen. His main field of interest is European influence on Scandinavia ca. 1000 - ca. 1300, a topic on which he has published a number of articles.
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eBook published on:
April 30, 2007
eBook ISBN:
9789047419556
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Main content:
272
eBook ISBN:
9789047419556
Audience(s) for this book
All those interested in the cult of saints in the period ca. 1050-1250 as well as those interested in the literary corpus produced in the Scandinavian lands in the same period.
