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245 10 a| Audun and the polar bearh| [electronic resource] :b| luck, law, and largesse in a medieval tale of risky business /c| by William I. Miller.;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,;

300 a| xi, 155 p. ;c| 25 cm.;

440 0 a| Medieval law and its practice,x| 1873-8176 ;v| v. 1;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-152) and index.;

505 0 a| Some technical matters : dates, origin, versions -- The story of Audun from the Westfjords (Audun's story) -- The commitment to plausibility -- Helping Thorir and buying the bear -- Dealing with King Harald -- Giving the bear to Svein : the interests in the bear -- Saying no to kings -- Eggs in one basket and market value -- Rome : self-impoverishment and self-confidence -- Repaying the bear -- Back to Harald : the yielding of accounts -- Audun's luck -- Richness and risk -- -- Motives -- Gaming the system : gift-ref -- Regiving and reclaiming gifts -- Relevant law -- Serious scarcity, self-interest and Audun's mother -- In the gift vs. in on the gift -- Gifts upward : repaying by receiving and funny money -- The obligation to accept -- Giving up and down hierarchies : of god(s), beggars, and equals -- Nadad and Abihu : sacrifice, caprice, and binding god and kings -- Funny money that is not so funny -- Of free and closing gifts -- Coda : the whiteness of the bear.;

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Audun and the polar bear luck, law, and largesse in a medieval tale of risky business / by William I. Miller.

Other author	Miller, William Ian, 1946-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston : Brill,
Description	xi, 155 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka. Law, Scandinavian--Sources. Sagas.

Uniform title	Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka. English.
Series	Medieval law and its practice, 1873-8176 ; v. 1
Contents	Some technical matters : dates, origin, versions -- The story of Audun from the Westfjords (Audun's story) -- The commitment to plausibility -- Helping Thorir and buying the bear -- Dealing with King Harald -- Giving the bear to Svein : the interests in the bear -- Saying no to kings -- Eggs in one basket and market value -- Rome : self-impoverishment and self-confidence -- Repaying the bear -- Back to Harald : the yielding of accounts -- Audun's luck -- Richness and risk -- -- Motives -- Gaming the system : gift-ref -- Regiving and reclaiming gifts -- Relevant law -- Serious scarcity, self-interest and Audun's mother -- In the gift vs. in on the gift -- Gifts upward : repaying by receiving and funny money -- The obligation to accept -- Giving up and down hierarchies : of god(s), beggars, and equals -- Nadad and Abihu : sacrifice, caprice, and binding god and kings -- Funny money that is not so funny -- Of free and closing gifts -- Coda : the whiteness of the bear.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-152) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008014093
ISBN	9789004168114 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN	9004168117 (hardback : alk. paper)

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