Charlemagne in the Norse and Celtic Worlds

Helen Fulton is Chair of Medieval Literature at the University of Bristol. Sif Rikhardsdottir is Professor and Chair of Comparative Literature at the University of Iceland. MASSIMILIANO BAMPI is Associate Professor of Germanic Philology at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Sif Rikhardsdottir is Professor and Chair of Comparative Literature at the University of Iceland. Helen Fulton is Chair of Medieval Literature at the University of Bristol.

• General Preface: Charlemagne: A European Icon, Marianne Ailes and Philip E. BennettMaps Introduction: Transmission of Charlemagne in Scandinavia,Wales, and Ireland, Helen Fulton and Sif Rikhardsdottir PART I: THE NORSE CHARLEMAGNE1. Transmission, Translation, and Manuscript History, Susanne Kramarz-Bein2. The Cultural and Ideological Function of Charlemagne, Massimiliano Bampi3. The Norse Roland in Context, Sif Rikhardsdottir4. The Impact of Charlemagne on the Native Literary Tradition in the North, Claudia Bornholdt and Jon Paul Heyne5. Unger's Karlamagnús saga: A Modern Composition?, Hélène Tétrel PART II: THE CELTIC CHARLEMAGNE6. Charlemagne in Ireland: Manuscripts and Audiences, Aisling Byrne7. Irish Charlemagne Texts: Narratives, Poems, and Genealogies, Erich Poppe8. Translating Charlemagne for Welsh Audiences: The Case of Rhamant Otuel, Luciana Cordo Russo9. The Reception of the French Charlemagne Epic in Medieval Wales: The Case of Cân Rolant and Pererindod Chiarlymaen, Annalee C. Rejhon10. Charlemagne in Wales: Imperialism in Medieval Welsh Poetry, Helen Fulton BibliographyIndex

THIS ATTRACTIVE, well-produced volume is part of a larger series - 'Charlemagne: A European Icon'. This is a rich and useful collection that will serve as a reference point for scholars.