This wide-ranging study offers a new understanding of Old Norse kinship in which the individual self was expanded to encompass its kin.

Acknowledgements
A Note on Conventions
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Fathers and Sons
2. Fathers and Daughters
3. Mothers and their Children
4. Uncles and Aunts
5. The Patronymic System
6. Kinship and Narrative
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index