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Uspenskii, F.B Imia I Vlast`
Vybor Imeni kak Instrument Dinasticheskoi Bor`by v Srednevekoboi Skandinavii
[ Name and power : Choosing the name as an instrument of dynastic struggle in medieval Scandinavia]
Moscow: Iazyki Russkoi Kul`tury, 2001
157 p
Serie: Studia philologica
pbk. 13 x 20 cm
ISBN: 5785902087
Language: RussianFedor Uspenskii (b. 1970) is a specialist in old Scandinavian mythology and poetics, Scandinavian-Russian contacts, the baptising of Scandinavia and Rus. This work studies how names for members of the royal family were chosen, and what role these names played in dynastic relations and competition. According to the author, the history of dynastic names is the history of the coexistence of Christianity and paganism and the history of their struggle for power.
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