Outlawry, Liminality, and Sanctity in the Literature of the Early Medieval North Atlantic

Since receiving his PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Connecticut, Jeremy DeAngelo has held positions at Rutgers University’s Center for Cultural Analysis and at Carleton College. His published works include pieces in Scandinavian Studies, Anglo-Saxon England, and Peritia.

• Acknowledgements, Introduction, Chapter 1: Outlawry and Liminality in the North Atlantic, Chapter 2: Imitating Exile in Early Medieval Ireland, Chapter 3: Lessons of Conduct in Anglo-Saxon England, Chapter 4: The Transgressive Hero, Chapter 5: Cultural Exchange in the Far North, Chapter 6: Transgression in Transition after the Norman Conquest, Bibliography

"This book examines tropes of social exclusion around the medieval North Sea area, and in particular makes a case for considering the benefits to be gleaned from occupying a liminal position. Its innovation lies in the breadth of material it brings together, and in its comparative approach across early medieval England, Ireland and Scandinavia. It will provide much material for specialists in any one of those three areas, as well as for those working across the cultures of the region."- Hannah Burrows, Journal of English and Germanic Philology, October 2021