Table of Contents

pp 5-6

Spelling, Dates, and Other Conventions

pp 7-8

List of Common Abbreviations

pp 9-10

Introduction: A New History of Medieval Scandinavia

pp 11-28

Part I - Food Production: Natural and Supernatural Strategies

pp 29-30

1 - Magic, Miracles, and Rituals to Fight Famine in Old Norse Literature

pp 31-52

2 - Divine Intervention in the Preparation of Food and Drink in Old Norse Culture

pp 53-74

3 - The Rise and Extent of Commercial Stockfish Production and Trade in Medieval North-Norwegian Coastal Society

pp 75-96

Part II - Food Trade, Distribution, and Commercial Activities

pp 97-98

4 - Food and Exclusion: Beer, Chicken, and Social Mobility in the Saga World

pp 99-116

5 - What Did the Norwegians Drink?

pp 117-130

6 - Stockfish Distribution: Getting Stockfish to the Consumer

pp 131-144

7 - The Theft of Food in Thirteenth-Century Norway and Iceland

pp 145-164

Part III - Food Spaces, Consumption, and Feasting

pp 165-166

8 - The Semiotics of Hanging Around in the Kitchen in Late Sagas and Rímur

pp 167-190

9 - Consumption and Intoxication in an Old Norse Legendary Saga

pp 191-206

10 - Conflicts Regarding Hospitality in Old Norse Sources

pp 207-222

11 - The Practice of Feasting in Medieval Iceland

pp 223-240

Index of names and texts

pp 241-248

Index of places

pp 249-250