Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


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1. Record Number: 5388
Author(s): Bagge, Sverre.
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Title : Women in Old Norse Society and Their Images in Literature [The author analyzes at length two books by Jenny Jochens, "Women in Old Norse Society" and "Old Norse Images of Women"].
Source: Collegium Medievale , 10., 40180 ( 1997):  Pages 175 - 183.
Year of Publication: 1997.
2. Record Number: 6501
Author(s): Jesch, Judith.
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Title : In Praise of Astridr Olafsdottir [this article discusses the use of skaldic poetry to acknowledge the political achievement of a clever and resourceful woman].
Source: Saga Book , 24., 1 ( 1994):  Pages 1 - 18.
Year of Publication: 1994.
3. Record Number: 12775
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Title : Introduction [The author provides a brief introduction to papers from a conference organized by the Societies of Antiquaries of Scotland, London, and Newcastle upon Tyne to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Margaret "Maid of Norway", queen of Scotland and daughter of Eric II Magnusson of Norway. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Scottish Historical Review , 69., 2 (October 1990):  Pages 117 - 119.
Year of Publication: 1990.
4. Record Number: 12777
Author(s): Helle, Knut.
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Title : Norwegian Foreign Policy and the Maid of Norway [The author claims that Margaret, Maid of Norway, Queen of Scotland, was essentially a product of years of Norwegian foreign policy. She also explores the ramifications of Margaret’s death in Norway, particularly the appearance of a “false Margaret” who was burned and then claimed as a martyr. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Scottish Historical Review , 69., 2 (October 1990):  Pages 142 - 156.
Year of Publication: 1990.
5. Record Number: 12778
Author(s): Prestwich, Michael.
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Title : Edward I and the Maid of Norway [The author discusses the Maid of Norway episode in relation to English diplomacy and trade, with particular attention to Edward I’s role. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Scottish Historical Review , 69., 2 (October 1990):  Pages 157 - 174.
Year of Publication: 1990.
6. Record Number: 12776
Author(s): Barrow, G.W.S.
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Title : A Kingdom in Crisis: Scotland and the Maid of Norway [The article discusses the political climate of Scotland in the thirteenth century, and the conditions under which Margaret, daughter of king Eric II Magnusson of Norway, was promised to marry Edward, the future Prince of Wales. The article includes an Appendix, which gives the English translation of the treaty of Birgham-Northampton, in which the marriage is promised. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Scottish Historical Review , 69., 2 (October 1990):  Pages 120 - 141.
Year of Publication: 1990.
7. Record Number: 12738
Author(s): Gunnes, Erik.
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Title : The Foundation of the Brigittine Monastery of Munkeliv, and its Struggle for Existence [Saint Michael’s monastery at Nordnes was one of Norway’s richest and exclusive monasteries before the Black Death. Although the monastery was founded by a Swedish nobleman named Sten Stenarsson, its location near the commercial town of Bergen, populated by many Germans, led to an increasing amount of German monks housed there. By the late fifteenth century the monastery was in decline and functioned as retirement residence for wealthy townspeople, and its last inhabitants were likely women from prominent Norwegian families. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Collegium Medievale , 3., 2 ( 1990):  Pages 111 - 122.
Year of Publication: 1990.
8. Record Number: 12779
Author(s): Crawford, Barbara E.
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Title : North Sea Kingdoms, North Sea Bureaucrat: A Royal Official Who Transcended National Boundaries [The author argues for an identification of Weland of Stiklaw (a Scottish royal officer) with the Weland recorded to have accompanied Margaret, Maid of Norway, on her voyage to Scotland. The article includes an Appendix, an inventory of Isabella Bruce’s Goods. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Scottish Historical Review , 69., 2 (October 1990):  Pages 175 - 184.
Year of Publication: 1990.
9. Record Number: 12873
Author(s): Ekroll, Øystein and Christopher McLees
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Title : A Drawing of a Medieval Ivory Chess Piece from the 12th-century Church of St Olav, Trondheim, Norway [The article discusses the discovery of a drawing of a chess piece found in the ruins of St Olav's Church around 1890; the piece itself has been lost. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Medieval Archaeology , 34., ( 1990):  Pages 151 - 154.
Year of Publication: 1990.