Seminar

Old Age and Ageing in Medieval Iceland

Professor John Vidar Sigurdsson (University of Oslo) gives a lecture in the seminar series Gender and Ageing in Premodern Europe.

Meeting at the Golden Gate (detail), Giotto di Bondone, ca. 1305, Cappella degli Scrovegni (Padova, Italy).

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History professor Jón Viðar Sigurðsson (University of Oslo)

Old Age and Ageing in Medieval Iceland

This paper focuses on two aspects regarding growing old in the Icelandic medieval society c. 900-1500. The first one will be on the system that was developed to look after old and poor people, here will the role of local communities (hreppr) and parish churches be discussed. The second part of the paper will focus on attitudes towards old people.

This session will take place in hybrid format, both via Zoom and on campus at UiB.

Link to Zoom-meeting will be sent to registered e-mail address a day in advance.

Foredrag

31.03.2022 - 16.00–18.00

HF-building, Room 400 and Zoom

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