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Viga Glums Saga
Author: Viga-Glums saga; ed
Author: Viga Glum's Saga, Tr., With Notes, by Sir E. Head
Author: GlúmrPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022694163
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Viga-Glums Saga is an Icelandic saga set in the 10th century. This edition includes notes by Sir E. Head to aid in understanding the language and culture of the period. The saga is known for its depiction of vengeance, war, and social structure in medieval Icelandic society. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Viga-Glums saga
Author: Viga-Glums Saga, with the Tales of Ögmund Bash and Thorvald Chatterbox
Author: Publisher: Unesco
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas (1180-1280)
Author: Theodore Murdock AnderssonPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801444081
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Andersson introduces readers to the development of the Icelandic sagas between 1180 and 1280, a crucial period that witnessed a gradual shift of emphasis from tales of adventure and personal distinction to the analysis of politics and history.
Sturlunga Saga
Author: Guðbrandur VigfússonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 638
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Islandica
Author: The Medieval Saga
Author: Carol J. CloverPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501740512
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Written in the thirteenth century, the Icelandic prose sagas, chronicling the lives of kings and commoners, give a dramatic account of the first century after the settlement of Iceland—the period from about 930 to 1050. To some extent these elaborate tales are written versions of traditional sagas passed down by word of mouth. How did they become the long and polished literary works that are still read today? The evolution of the written sagas is commonly regarded as an anomalous phenomenon, distinct from contemporary developments in European literature. In this groundbreaking study, Carol J. Clover challenges this view and relates the rise of imaginative prose in Iceland directly to the rise of imaginative prose on the Continent. Analyzing the narrative structure and composition of the sagas and comparing them with other medieval works, Clover shows that the Icelandic authors, using Continental models, owe the prose form of their writings, as well as some basic narrative strategies, to Latin historiography and to French romance.
Saga
Author: Guðmundur PjeturssonPublisher:
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Languages : is
Pages : 280
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