Medieval Monasticism in Iceland and Norse Greenland

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the monastic houses operated on the northernmost periphery of Roman Catholic Europe during the Middle Ages. The intention is to debunk the long-held theory of Iceland and Norse Greenland’s supposed isolation from the rest of the world, as it is clea...

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Main Author: Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/6/374