Author: Jochens, Jenny
Title: Women in Old Norse Society
Description: Ithaca [NY], Cornell University Press, (1995). orig. cloth. xiii,266 pp, 23x15cm,. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Gudny Bodvarsdóttir and Gudrún Gjúkadóttir; Nordic-Germanic Continuity; Marriage: The Pagan-Christian Conflict; Pagan Marriage; Christan Marriage; Two Marriages; Divorce & Widowhood; Reproduction: Conception: Theory & Knowledge; Heterosexual Lovemaking; Sexual Initiative;Pregnancy & Birth; Paternity; Infanticide; Baptism; Reproduction & Royal Succession; Leisure: Work Before Leisure; Gender; Idleness & Sleep; Storytelling; Drinking & Word Games; Emotional Distress; Politics; Work: Gender Division of Labor; Outdoor Work; Indoor Work; The Economics of Homespun: General Use; Coats; Cloth as Medium of Exchange; Export of Cloth & Coats; Measurements; Foreign Cloth; Conclusion; Appendix: Sources: Sagas of Icelanders; Kings' Sagas; Contemporary Sagas; Laws, Christianity, Historicity, Oral Tradition & Poststructural Doubt.

Keywords: Medieval Social History, Old Norse Society, Iceland Norway, Scandinavia, Women Gender, Historical, Sociology, Icelandic Sagas, Saga Literature