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A Cultural Revolution

Lawmaking and Historiography in Iceland, 1096–1133

Sverrir Jakobsson
Scandinavian Studies, July 2024, 96 (3) 1-20; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/sca.96.3.1
Sverrir Jakobsson
Sverrir Jakobsson is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Iceland.
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