Medieval Iceland : Society, Sagas, and Power

Jesse L Byock
University of California Press
 9780520069541
0-520-06954-4

The history of medieval Europe is incomplete if it does not take Iceland into account. Jesse Byock's reassessment of medieval Iceland uses all the available sources-the medieval Icelanders' historical writings, extensive saga literature, and intricate laws-to explore the way Iceland's social order functioned.