HISTORY OF ICELAND, THE.

Author: Karlsson, Gunnar
Country: Minnesota
Language: English
Year Published: 2000
No. of pages: 418
Illustrations: 40 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 5 1/2”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 816635897
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 4023

Price: $34.50

Here, Iceland’s premier historian chronicles the age of the sagas, consulting them to describe an era without a central authority. Equating this prosperous time with the golden age of antiquity, he marks a correspondence between the Dark Ages of Europe and Iceland’s “dreary period,” which started with the loss of political independence in the late 13th century and culminated with an epoch of poverty. Karlsson also traces the rise of nationalism, as Iceland’s poor peasants broke with Denmark, while also demonstrating how 20th century Iceland has slowly caught up economically with its European neighbors. An outstanding, comprehensive survey of Iceland’s fascinating history.