2026. Vol. 6 (1)
Editor of the issue Elena A. Melnikova
Reviewers: Fjodor B. Uspenskij (Vinogradov Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia), Petr V. Shuvalov (Saint Petersburg State University, St-Petersburg, Russia)
The present issue of "Graphosphaera: Writing and Written Practices" is dedicated to Dr Tatyana Nikolaevna Jackson on the occasion of the birthday. An outstanding scholar, Dr Jackson is a specialist in early medieval Scandinavia and sagas. The contributions to this issue are concerned with sagas, skaldic poetry, the connections between Scandinavia and Rus in the Early Middle Ages, Scandinavian names in Byzantium, and the book culture of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily. The authors are inspired by Dr Jackson’s elegant scholarly style, which combines source-critical and comparative approaches with a deep effort to comprehend the cultural experience of Normans across diverse locations, from Iceland to Constantinople and Sicily. We hope this issue will serve a fitting tribute to our esteemed colleague and member of the journal’s editorial board.
- Timofey V. Guimon, Elena V. Litovskikh, Aleksey S. Shchavelev. On the Occasion of the Birthday of Tatjana Nikolaevna Jackson. P. 7–13.
Researches
- Inna G. Matyushina. Skaldic Toponymics in the Knútsdrápur. P. 14–45.
- Elena V. Litovskikh. Christian and Pagan Miracles in the Landnámabók. P. 46–62.
- Daria S. Glebova. How the Sagas of Icelanders Were Read in the Fourteenth Century: Bjarnar saga hítdælakappa within the Tradition of the Kings’ Sagas. P. 63–83.
- Timofey V. Guimon. Yngvar the Far-Traveller and the Regnal Years of Yaroslav the Wise. P. 84–100.
- Elena A. Melnikova. Traces of a Poetic Text in the Language of the Tale about the Invitation of the Varangians. P. 101–117.
- Aleksey S. Shchavelev. Byzantine Name Turkel: Etymology and Sociocultural Context. P. 118–128.
- Marina A. Kurysheva. A 12th-Century Greek Manuscript from the Norman Kingdom of Sicily. P. 129–150.
