Paul Durrenberger is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Iowa and Penn State University.Dorothy    Durrenberger (1942-2015) was a highly respected scholar who studied Icelandic at the University of Iceland.

• Acknowledgements 1. The Political, Economic and Cultural Background of Hávarður’s Saga1.1 Introduction1.2 The Story1.3 Political Economy, Literature and the Social Order of Medieval Iceland1.4 The Structure of Hávarður’s Saga1.5 The Ideology and Practice of HonourSagas and History1.6 Translation Issues 2. The Saga of Hávarður of Ísafjörður References Cited

Paul Durrenberger is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Iowa and Penn State University.Dorothy    Durrenberger (1942-2015) was a highly respected scholar who studied Icelandic at the University of Iceland.

• Acknowledgements 1. The Political, Economic and Cultural Background of Hávarður’s Saga1.1 Introduction1.2 The Story1.3 Political Economy, Literature and the Social Order of Medieval Iceland1.4 The Structure of Hávarður’s Saga1.5 The Ideology and Practice of HonourSagas and History1.6 Translation Issues 2. The Saga of Hávarður of Ísafjörður References Cited

Paul Durrenberger is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Iowa and Penn State University.Dorothy    Durrenberger (1942-2015) was a highly respected scholar who studied Icelandic at the University of Iceland.

• Acknowledgements 1. The Political, Economic and Cultural Background of Hávarður’s Saga1.1 Introduction1.2 The Story1.3 Political Economy, Literature and the Social Order of Medieval Iceland1.4 The Structure of Hávarður’s Saga1.5 The Ideology and Practice of HonourSagas and History1.6 Translation Issues 2. The Saga of Hávarður of Ísafjörður References Cited