Inside Outlawry in "Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar" and "Gísla saga Súrssonar": Landscape in the Outlaw Sagas

[...] the oath continues, describing how the outiawed man will be driven: "sem viôast ... sol skínn, snae leggr, Finnr skriðr, fura vex, valr flygr várlangan dag, ok standi honum beinn byrr undir baöa vaaigi, himinn hverfr, heimr er byggör, ok vindr veitir votn til sjávar" (232-3) ["a...

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Published in:Scandinavian studies 2010-12, Vol.82 (4), p.365-388
Main Author: Barraclough, Eleanor Rosamund
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burial mounds
Crime
Ethnic Studies
Farming
Landscapes
Languages
Literary criticism
Mountains
Narratives
Outlawry
Outlaws
Portrayals
Sagas
Sami languages
Scandinavian Studies
Social interaction
Society
Supernaturalism
Wilderness
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Summary:[...] the oath continues, describing how the outiawed man will be driven: "sem viôast ... sol skínn, snae leggr, Finnr skriðr, fura vex, valr flygr várlangan dag, ok standi honum beinn byrr undir baöa vaaigi, himinn hverfr, heimr er byggör, ok vindr veitir votn til sjávar" (232-3) ["as far and wide as ... sun shines, snow lies, the Lapp skies, fir grows, falcon flies ... sky turns, the world is inhabited and the wind brings waters to the sea" (230)]. [...] instances ... of the enforcement of prohibitions in Grágás against aiding and abetting of outìaws are negligible, and far outweighed by the uncontrolled infractions of them in ... saga society.
ISSN:0036-5637
2163-8195
DOI:10.2307/25769041