Sagaland: A history of British writers in Iceland Hannah Armstrong
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During the 19th century, a new form of literary tourism arose. Led by the likes of writer and artist William Morris, it saw readers of the newly-translated medieval sagas sail to Iceland to see the sites where their favourite Viking heroes had lived, fought and died.
Spanning from the mid-19th century to the brink of the Second World War, postgraduate researcher Hannah Armstrong of the University of York will tell the stories of the saga pilgrims and their voyages to the ‘land of fire and ice’.
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About the speaker
Hannah Armstrong is in the final stages of completing her PhD at the University of York. Her research interests are in medieval Icelandic literature, travel writing, and the role of islands in storytelling. Outside of her academic work, she has also previously written for the Guardian and The Times online, and most recently for the small press zine, Hellebore.
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