Women in Old Norse Literature

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Women in Old Norse Literature is written by J. Friðriksdóttir and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1137118067 (ISBN 10) and 9781137118066 (ISBN 13).

Old Norse texts offer different ideas about what it is to be female, presenting women in diverse social and economic positions. This book analyzes female characters in medieval Icelandic saga literature, and demonstrates how they engaged with some of the most contested values of the period, revealing the anxieties of both the authors and audiences.