Genealogy as a Method to Legitimise Rulership in Some Balkan and Scandinavian Sources

This paper will focus on several sources from Scandinavia and the Balkans, and compare the types of genealogies portrayed in them – descent from gods, descent from another kind of supernatural being, descent from a legendary hero. The paper will examine the types of genealogies and the purpose they...

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Main Author:	Vesela Stankova
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	Lodz University Press 2020-12-01
Series:	Studia Ceranea
Subjects:	icelandic sagas the nominalia kings lists genealogies origin stories legitimization cultural memory cultural identity founding narratives crisis literature
Online Access:	https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/sceranea/article/view/8958

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spelling	doaj-0c86ed9aed6c4265a2c16a9728510bbd2020-12-28T08:30:31ZdeuLodz University PressStudia Ceranea2084-140X2449-83782020-12-011022723910.18778/2084-140X.10.108850Genealogy as a Method to Legitimise Rulership in Some Balkan and Scandinavian SourcesVesela Stankova0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4212-7950Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Historical StudiesThis paper will focus on several sources from Scandinavia and the Balkans, and compare the types of genealogies portrayed in them – descent from gods, descent from another kind of supernatural being, descent from a legendary hero. The paper will examine the types of genealogies and the purpose they serve; how and why they were commissioned? Is there a difference in the establishment of the image of the ruler if the latter has descended from gods, legendary heroes, or a specific clan or dynasty? Does Christianity change the tradition of writing genealogies and the stories they retell? Are personal qualities enough to provide legitimate claims?https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/sceranea/article/view/8958icelandic sagasthe nominaliakings listsgenealogiesorigin storieslegitimizationcultural memorycultural identityfounding narrativescrisis literature
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title	Genealogy as a Method to Legitimise Rulership in Some Balkan and Scandinavian Sources
title_short	Genealogy as a Method to Legitimise Rulership in Some Balkan and Scandinavian Sources
title_full	Genealogy as a Method to Legitimise Rulership in Some Balkan and Scandinavian Sources
title_fullStr	Genealogy as a Method to Legitimise Rulership in Some Balkan and Scandinavian Sources
title_full_unstemmed	Genealogy as a Method to Legitimise Rulership in Some Balkan and Scandinavian Sources
title_sort	genealogy as a method to legitimise rulership in some balkan and scandinavian sources
publisher	Lodz University Press
series	Studia Ceranea
issn	2084-140X 2449-8378
publishDate	2020-12-01
description	This paper will focus on several sources from Scandinavia and the Balkans, and compare the types of genealogies portrayed in them – descent from gods, descent from another kind of supernatural being, descent from a legendary hero. The paper will examine the types of genealogies and the purpose they serve; how and why they were commissioned? Is there a difference in the establishment of the image of the ruler if the latter has descended from gods, legendary heroes, or a specific clan or dynasty? Does Christianity change the tradition of writing genealogies and the stories they retell? Are personal qualities enough to provide legitimate claims?
topic	icelandic sagas the nominalia kings lists genealogies origin stories legitimization cultural memory cultural identity founding narratives crisis literature
url	https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/sceranea/article/view/8958
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Genealogy as a Method to Legitimise Rulership in Some Balkan and Scandinavian Sources

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