Role of game meeting places. (unpublished) (original) (raw)

Abstract

Alþingi and other þing gatherings were not only times when people gathered in Old Iceland. Sometimes – especially a Yule they gathered for different purposes, for gaming, playing and sports. Moreover in the sagas we find a lot of place-names containing the word leikr (play) like Leikvangr and Leikvöllr which means “play field”. There are also places which are known for horse-fights, here too we have place-names connected to this custom: Hestaþing. As we might suspect, these places and gatherings had a special role in Icelandic society and life. In my paper I would like to present part of my PhD dissertation focusing on the role of these places where such meetings took place. Why where these so important for Icelanders, or for saga-writers. I also want to find out why after the Sturlunga age – there are few accounts of such gatherings in contemporary sagas or annals.

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