Post-Medieval Appropriation of Regional Sainthood in Scandinavia: St Knud Lavard and St Olav
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The article discusses and contextualizes nineteenth-century politico-literary appropriations of the Danish St Knud Lavard (martyred in 1131) and the Norwegian St Olav (martyred in 1030), forcusing on the Danish playwright Baltasar Bang's tragedy Knud Lavard (1807) and the Norwegian poet Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's speech on King Olav's saint's day 29 July 1897.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Historiography and the Shaping of Regional Identity in Europe : Regions in Clio's Looking Glass |
Editors | Dick E.H. De Boer, Luís Adão da Fonseca |
Number of pages | 19 |
Place of Publication | Turnout, Belgium |
Publisher | Brepols Publishers |
Publication date | 2020 |
Pages | 189-207 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-2-503-59071-4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-2-503-59073-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Series | Early European Research |
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Volume | 16 |
ISSN | 2295-9254 |
- Faculty of Theology
- Faculty of Humanities
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