Irish Saints in Medieval Iceland
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Irish Saints in Medieval Iceland. / Marner, Astrid.
Between the Islands – and the Continent: Papers on Hiberno-Scandinavian-Continental Relations in the Early Middle Ages. ed. / Rudolf Simek; Asya Ivanova. Vienna : Fassbaender, 2013. p. 141-166 6.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research
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TY - GEN
T1 - Irish Saints in Medieval Iceland
AU - Marner, Astrid
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The article deals with the veneration and knowledge of Irish saints in medieval Iceland. It traces their transmission to Iceland and the development of their cult from both literary and non-literary evidence and elaborates patterns for each Irish saint recorded. Based on the records of individual saints, the veneration of Irish saints is described in a more general manner and its peculiarities explained from the shared history of Ireland and Iceland. A discontinuity between the time of settlement and christianisation is identified and the veneration resulting from the christianisation period revealed as due to continental transmission. Therefore, the veneration and knowledge of Irish saints in medieval Iceland is evaluated as dependant on continental transmission.
AB - The article deals with the veneration and knowledge of Irish saints in medieval Iceland. It traces their transmission to Iceland and the development of their cult from both literary and non-literary evidence and elaborates patterns for each Irish saint recorded. Based on the records of individual saints, the veneration of Irish saints is described in a more general manner and its peculiarities explained from the shared history of Ireland and Iceland. A discontinuity between the time of settlement and christianisation is identified and the veneration resulting from the christianisation period revealed as due to continental transmission. Therefore, the veneration and knowledge of Irish saints in medieval Iceland is evaluated as dependant on continental transmission.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - saints' cult
KW - Ireland
KW - Iceland
KW - MEDIEVAL
M3 - Article in proceedings
SN - 978-3-902575-46-3
SP - 141
EP - 166
BT - Between the Islands – and the Continent
A2 - Simek, Rudolf
A2 - Ivanova, Asya
PB - Fassbaender
CY - Vienna
ER -
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