TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miller,William Ian
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Audun and the polar bear: luck, law, and largesse in a medieval tale of risky business 
T2  - Medieval law and its practice,
AV  - PT7288.A8 E5 2008eb
U1  - 839/.63 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka
KW  - Law, Scandinavian
KW  - Sources
KW  - Sagas
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-152) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
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ER  -