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This essay collection is a wide-ranging exploration of Vikings, the television series that has successfully summoned the historical world of the Norse people for modern audiences to enjoy. From a range of critical viewpoints, these all fresh essays explore the ways in which past and present representations of the Vikings converge in the show's richly textured dramatization of the rise and fall of Ragnar Loobrok--and the exploits of his heirs--creating what many viewers label a "true" representation of the age. From the show's sources in both saga literature and Victorian revival, to its engagement with contemporary concerns regarding gender, race and identity, via setting, sex, society and more, this first book-length study of the History Channel series appeals to fans of the show, Viking enthusiasts, and anyone with an interest in medievalist representation in the 21st century.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Justin Pollard
Introduction (Paul Hardwick and Kate Lister)
The Once and Future Viking: The Popularity of Ragnar Loðbrók
in the 18th Century (Stephen Basdeo)
Norse Noir: Sagas and Sources (Donna Heddle)
Fantasizing History: Anachronism, Creative License and the Re-Emergence of an Early Language of Storytelling (Eleanor Chadwick)
"What does a man do?" Representing and Performing Masculinity (Katherine J. Lewis)
Shieldmaidens in Anglo-Saxon England: Historical Possibility or Wishful Thinking? (Shane McLeod)
Motherhood in Vikings (Lillian Céspedes González)
"Have you done this sort of thing before?" Sexual Violence
and Historical Revision in Vikings (Kate Lister and Paul Hardwick)
Dialogues with the Dead in Vikings (Howard Williams and Alison Klevnäs)
Nature and Supernature (Aleks Pluskowski)
Things in Vikings (Alexandra Sanmark and Howard Williams)
Ambiguous Images: "Vikingness," North American White
Nationalism and the Threat of Appropriation (Richard Ford Burley)
About the Contributors
Index
