First Advisor

William Henry York

Date of Award

Spring 6-16-2025

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology and University Honors

Department

Psychology

Language

English

Subjects

Trauma, Saga, Middle Ages, Viking, Iceland, Drengskapr

DOI

10.15760/honors.1688

Abstract

Trauma is a fundamental part of human experience and the ways in which human beings experience trauma differs drastically depending on the time and culture represented. Research on trauma in the Middle Ages does exist, however, often offers windows into very narrow intersections within the study of historical trauma. Other cultures and particularly oral traditions lack the same attention from scholars in trauma. The specific experience of Vikings as referenced in the oral tradition of sagas offers a unique window into the traumatic experience of Vikings as well as how they responded to trauma. This unique response to trauma is important for us to study because of what it can say about the current understanding of trauma today. The study of historical trauma in European communities as well as Viking culture through sagas show us ways in which trauma and trauma treatment exists outside of medical context and lessons that can be applied today in the treatment of trauma on societal and individual levels.

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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/43793

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