The Revolution from the Top in Iceland 1537 - 1565: The Birth of an early modern State

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Vilborg Auður Ísleifsdóttir-Bickel

The Revolution from the Top in Iceland 1537 - 1565

The Birth of an early modern State

Vilborg Auður Ísleifsdóttir-Bickel

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English

Vilborg Auour Isleifsdottir-Bickel
02 June 2025

European history; Archaeology; Religion: general; History of religion; Christianity

The Reformation is one of the central themes of European history. This work describes the clash between the ideals of the Reformation and the early modern Danish state with a medieval peasant community on the periphery of the European state world.

Due to the clarity of the structures and the good source material, the study contains excellent illustrative material on a medieval society, its institutions and social problem-solving mechanisms as well as on the aims of the early modern state.

The economic consequences of Christian III's indebtedness in the Count's Feud and the significance of Bible translation for language development in Norway and Iceland as well as the problems of poor relief after the dissolution of the monasteries are also dealt with. In addition, the work sheds light on one aspect of the declining medieval Norwegian state.

By: Vilborg Auður Ísleifsdóttir-Bickel
Imprint: Vilborg Auour Isleifsdottir-Bickel
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.161kg
ISBN: 9783000828232
ISBN 10: 3000828230
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 02 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ísleifsdóttir-Bickel, Vilborg Auður was born in Reykjavik in 1945. She studied history at the universities of Reykjavik and Mainz and completed her doctorate in Mainz in 1995 on the Reformation in Iceland.