Book of Colonization (English)

Japanese: 植民の書 - しょくみんのしょ(英語表記)Landnámabók
Book of Colonization (English)
A book that compiles records and anecdotes related to the colonization of Iceland. It consists of five volumes, and although the author and date of its creation are unknown, the main part is said to have been written by Ari bin Brode (1067-1148), a pioneer in the study of Icelandic history. It describes the history of the island over a period of about 120 years, from the discovery of the island by a Swedish castaway around 870 to the spread of Christianity. The preface includes a sentence that asserts that Thile (Greek: Thoulē), known since Greek times as the "end of the world," is Iceland, and became the source of the legend that regards the island as the imaginary homeland of northern Europeans.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
アイスランドの植民にかかわる記録,逸話などを集大成した書物。5巻から成り,著者・成立年代とも不明だが,主要部はアイスランド史研究の先駆けとなったアリAri bin brode(1067‐1148)の手になるといわれている。内容は,870年ころスウェーデン出身の漂流者がこの島を発見してからキリスト教が広まるまでの約120年間にわたる歴史を記述する。その序文には,ギリシア時代から〈世界の涯(はて)〉として知られたティレThile(ギリシア語ではトゥーレThoulē)をアイスランドと断定した一文があり,同地を北方系ヨーロッパ人の幻の故郷とみなす伝説を生む源泉になった。

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

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