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The Myth of the Gift
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The Myth of the Gift
Icelandic Sagas
- Ardun's Tale
- Arm Ring from King Svein
- Example?
- Arm Ring from King Svein
- Egil's Saga
- Sword, Broken
- Example?
- Sword, Broken
- Gisla's Saga
- Sword, Broken
- Vatnsdaela Saga
- Amulet
- Example?
- Amulet
- Ardun's Tale
Agency
- Social Dynamics
- Status
- Honor
- Power
- Relationships
- Family
- King/Jarl
- Status
- Social Dynamics
Ekphrasis
- Active Art Objects
- Literature
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- Organising my thoughts for my Global Encounters Term Paper concerning the role of gift exchange and material culture in the Viking era. Substantiative evidence from the National Museum of Scotland's Collection and textual evidence from the Icelandic sagas. Using theories of Agency and ekphrasis.
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- L Williams
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