Between the Islands - and the Continent

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This volume compiles papers from a conference held at the University of Bonn from October 7-9, 2010, organized by the Department for German and Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, Scandinavian Section. It includes two additional papers presented at an earlier conference in March 2009 at the University of Cambridge, which inspired the Bonn event. The Cambridge conference focused on the trilateral relations between Ireland, the British Isles, and Scandinavia, highlighting cultural exchanges in the Early Middle Ages. In contrast, the Bonn conference shifted its focus to the interactions between Ireland, the Western European mainland, and Scandinavia, emphasizing cultural contacts facilitated by the Hiberno-Scottish missionary movement. Many papers explored themes of hagiography and the evolution of religious writings. The discussions primarily centered on the relationships among these regions in literature and learning, while also examining the social and political dynamics of elite interactions from various perspectives.