 | Women in Old Norse Society Subjects: Women -- History -- Middle Ages 500–1500; Women -- Norway -- History; Women -- Iceland -- History; Old Norse literature -- History and criticism; Women in literature; Jenny Jochens captures in fascinating detail the lives of women in pagan and early Christian Iceland and Norway: their work, sexual behavior, marriage customs, reproductive practices, familial relations, religious practices, and legal constraints. Jenny Jochens is Professor of History at Towson State University. |
