Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 29926
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  • Title: The Goading of Hildigunn
  • Source: The Viking Age: A Reader.  Edited by Angus A. Somerville and R. Andrew McDonald. Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures, 14.  University of Toronto Press, 2010.  Pages 144 - 145. Published also in the third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader (University of Toronto Press, 2020), pp. 100-102.
  • Description: In this passage from "Njal's Saga," Hildigunn attempts to shame her kinsman into seeking revenge for her murdered husband.
  • Article Type: Translation
  • Subject (See Also): Njal's saga Revenge in Literature Sagas Shame Widows in Literature
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  • Geographic Area: Scandanavia
  • Century: 10, 13
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  • Year of Publication: 2010.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 9781442601475 (hbk.) ; 9781442601482 (pbk.)