Review of Dominican Resonances in Medieval Iceland: The Legacy of Bishop Jón Halldórsson of Skálholt, ed. by Gunnar Harðarson and Karl G. Johansson, The Northern World 91. Leiden: Brill, 2021. ix + 337 pp. ISBN 9789004448797

2023/08/10 by Patzuk-Russell, Ryder
#FOS: Languages and literature #Medieval and early modern world

paper · doi:10.57686/256204/25

Abstract

Dominican Resonances in Medieval Iceland: The Legacy of Bishop Jón Halldórsson of Skálholt is an interdisciplinary volume which explores the ecclesiastical and literary history, textual culture, and liturgy of Iceland during the early and mid-fourteenth century. As noted in the introduction, the volume stems ultimately from discussions at the 2014 New Chaucer Society Conference in Reykjavík, which led to a conference at Skálholt in 2016. While not without flaws, this book represents a significant contribution to a period of history with great potential for new research. Considering the title, it offers a surprisingly broad and comprehensive exploration of issues and themes, with some chapters only peripherally relating to Bishop Jón.

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