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ﾃ行lendingasﾃｶgur
The sagas of Icelanders ( is, ﾃ行lendingasﾃｶgur, ), also known as family sagas, are one genre of Icelandic sagas. They are prose narratives mostly based on historical events that mostly took place in Iceland in the ninth, tenth, and early eleventh centuries, during the so-called Saga Age. They were written in Old Icelandic, a western dialect of Old Norse. They are the best-known specimens of Icelandic literature. They are focused on history, especially genealogical and family history. They reflect the struggle and conflict that arose within the societies of the early generations of Icelandic settlers. The Icelandic sagas are valuable and unique historical sources about medieval Scandinavian societies and kingdoms, in particular in regards to pre-Christian religion and culture. Eventually many of these Icelandic sagas were recorded, mostly in the 13th and 14th centuries. The 'authors', or rather recorders of these sagas are largely unknown. One saga, '' Egil's Saga'', is bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ﾃ行lendingasﾃｶgur
The sagas of Icelanders ( is, ﾃ行lendingasﾃｶgur, ), also known as family sagas, are one genre of Icelandic sagas. They are prose narratives mostly based on historical events that mostly took place in Iceland in the ninth, tenth, and early eleventh centuries, during the so-called Saga Age. They were written in Old Icelandic, a western dialect of Old Norse. They are the best-known specimens of Icelandic literature. They are focused on history, especially genealogical and family history. They reflect the struggle and conflict that arose within the societies of the early generations of Icelandic settlers. The Icelandic sagas are valuable and unique historical sources about medieval Scandinavian societies and kingdoms, in particular in regards to pre-Christian religion and culture. Eventually many of these Icelandic sagas were recorded, mostly in the 13th and 14th centuries. The 'authors', or rather recorders of these sagas are largely unknown. One saga, '' Egil's Saga'', is bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnboga Saga Ramma
Finnboga saga ramma () (The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong) is an Icelandic saga that recounts the life of Finnbogi rammi. The story takes place in Flateyjardalur in Suﾃｰur-ﾃ枴ngeyjarsﾃｽsla and in other places in Iceland, as well as in Norway. The events supposedly took place in the 10th century. Finnbogi rammi is mentioned in ''Landnﾃ｡mabﾃｳk'', and ''ﾃ行lendingadrﾃ｡pa.'' The saga was likely composed in the fourteenth century, making is one of the younger, "postclassical" sagas". Margrﾃｩt Eggertsdﾃｳttir summaries the saga thus: ''Finnboga saga ramma'' is not one the better-crafted ''ﾃ行lendingasﾃｶgur''. Characterization is flat, and the plot little more than a repetitious series of episodes designed to present the hero in a favorable light. The narrative is nevertheless lively and makes good reading.'''' A feud in the saga also features in '' Vatnsdﾅ斗a saga''. Bjﾃｶrn M. ﾃ斗sen proposed that ''Finnboga saga ramma'' was written to present a better version of Finnbogi than that in ''V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njﾃ｡ls Saga
''Njﾃ｡ls saga'' ( ), also ''Njﾃ｡la'' ( ), ''Brennu-Njﾃ｡ls saga'' ( ) or ''"The Story of Burnt Njﾃ｡ll"'', is a thirteenth-century sagas of Icelanders, Icelandic saga that describes events between 960 and 1020. The saga deals with a process of blood feuds in the Icelandic Commonwealth, showing how the requirements of honor could lead to minor slights spiralling into destructive and prolonged bloodshed. Insults where a character's manhood is called into question are especially prominent and may reflect an author critical of an overly restrictive ideal of masculinity. Another characteristic of the narrative is the presence of omens and prophetic dreams. It is disputed whether this reflects a fatalism, fatalistic outlook on the part of the author. The principal characters in the saga are the friends Njﾃ｡ll ﾃ柞rgeirsson, a lawyer and a sage, and Gunnar Hﾃ｡mundarson, a formidable warrior. Gunnar's wife, Hallgerﾃｰr langbrﾃｳk, instigates a feud that leads to the death of many character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagas
is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Square Enix. The series originated on the Game Boy in 1989 as the creation of Akitoshi Kawazu at Square. It has since continued across multiple platforms, from the Super NES to the PlayStation 2. The series is notable for its emphasis on open world exploration, non-linear branching plots, and occasionally unconventional gameplay. This distinguishes the games from most of Square's other franchises. Development The ''SaGa'' series was created by game designer Akitoshi Kawazu, whose contributions prior to the franchise's introduction include ''Final Fantasy'' and ''Final Fantasy II''. At a time when Nintendo's Game Boy was becoming popular worldwide due to the puzzle game ''Tetris'', then-Square president Masashi Miyamoto requested that a development team create a game for the handheld console. Kawazu and fellow designer Koichi Ishii suggested that the company develop a role-playing video game, thus making ''Makai Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skald
A skald, or skﾃ｡ld (Old Norse: , later ; , meaning "poet"), is one of the often named poets who composed skaldic poetry, one of the two kinds of Old Norse poetry, the other being Eddic poetry, which is anonymous. Skaldic poems were traditionally composed on one occasion, sometimes extempore, and include both extended works and single verses ('' lausavﾃｭsur''). They are characteristically more ornate in form and diction than eddic poems, employing many kennings and heiti, more interlacing of sentence elements, and the complex ''drﾃｳttkvﾃｦtt'' metre. More than 5,500 skaldic verses have survived, preserved in more than 700 manuscripts, including in several sagas and in Snorri Sturluson's ''Prose Edda'', a handbook of skaldic composition that led to a revival of the art. Many of these verses are fragments of originally longer works, and the authorship of many is unknown. The earliest known skald from whom verses survive is Bragi Boddason, known as Bragi the Old, a Norwegian skald of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fﾃｦreyinga Saga
The Fﾃｦreyinga saga (), the saga of the Faroe Islands, is the story of how the Faroe Islanders were converted to Christianity and became a part of Norway. Summary It was written in Iceland shortly after 1200. The author is unknown and the original manuscript is lost to history, but passages of the original manuscript have been copied in other sagas, especially in three manuscripts: ''ﾃ斗ﾃ｡fs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta'', ''Flateyjarbﾃｳk'', and a manuscript registered as AM 62 fol. The different sagas differ somewhat on the first settlement of the Faroes. Historians have understood from the beginning of ''Fﾃｦreyinga Saga'' in ''Flateyjarbﾃｳk'' that Grﾃｭmur Kamban settled in the Faroes when Harald Fairhair was king of Norway (c.872-930 AD). This does not correspond with the writings of the Irish monk Dicuil. However, the version from ''ﾃ斗afs saga Tryggvasonar'' does correspond with the writings of Dicuil. The opening text is, "There was a man named Grﾃｭmr Kamban; he first settled i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eirﾃｭks Saga Rauﾃｰa
The ''Saga of Erik the Red'', in non, Eirﾃｭks saga rauﾃｰa (), is an Icelandic saga on the Norse exploration of North America. The original saga is thought to have been written in the 13th century. It is preserved in somewhat different versions in two manuscripts: ''Hauksbﾃｳk'' (14th century) and ''Skﾃ｡lholtsbﾃｳk'' (15th century). Despite its title, the saga mainly chronicles the life and expedition of Thorfinn Karlsefni and his wife Gudrid, also recounted in the ''Saga of the Greenlanders''. For this reason it was formerly also called ;Halldﾃｳr Hermannsson"Eirﾃｭks saga rauﾃｰa ''or'' ﾃ柞rfinns saga karlsefnis ok Snorra ﾃ柞rbrandssonar" ''Bibliography of the Icelandic Sagas and Minor Tales'', Islandica 1, Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Libraries, 1908, , p. 16. ﾃ〉ni Magnﾃｺsson wrote that title in the blank space at the top of the saga in . It also details the events that led to the banishment of Erik the Red to Greenland and the preaching of Christianity by his son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egils Saga
''Egill's Saga'' or ''Egil's saga'' ( non, Egils saga ; ) is an Icelandic saga (family saga) on the lives of the clan of Egill Skallagrﾃｭmsson (Anglicised as Egill Skallagrimsson), an Icelandic farmer, viking and skald. The saga spans the years c. 850窶1000 and traces the family's history from Egill's grandfather to his offspring. Its oldest manuscript (a fragment) dates back to 1240 AD, and comprises the sole source of information on the exploits of Egill, whose life is not historically recorded. Stylistic and other similarities between ''Egill's Saga'' and ''Heimskringla'' have led many scholars to believe that they were the work of the same author, Snorri Sturluson. The work is generally referred to as ''Egla'' by Icelandic scholars. Synopsis The saga begins in Norway around 850, with the life of Egill's grandfather Ulf (Kveldulf Bjalfason, ﾃ嗟fr) aka Kveldulf or "Evening Wolf", and his two sons Thorolf (ﾃ榲ｳrﾃｳlfr) and Skallagrim (Skalla-Grﾃｭmr). Strife with the royal h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Droplaugarsona Saga
Droplaugarsona saga () is one of the Icelanders' sagas, probably written in the 13th century. The saga takes place near Lagarfljﾃｳt in the east of Iceland about 1000 AD. It tells the story of Grim (''Grﾃｭmr'') and Helge (''Helgi''), sons of the widow Droplaug, as grown men. Helge is killed by Helge ﾃsbjﾃｸrnsson (''Helgi ﾃ《bjarnarson''). Grim avenge his brother's death by killing ﾃsbjﾃｸrnsson. These are the same brothers who also appear in ''Fljﾃｳtsdﾃｦla saga Fljﾃｳtsdﾃｦla saga () is one of the Icelandic sagas. It was probably the last one written, perhaps from the 1400s or 1500s. The text is known from several manuscripts which are from the early 1600s. It was probably written by an author in the east ...''. Some of the storyline of ''Droplaugarsona saga'' overlaps with that of ''Fljﾃｳtsdﾃｦla saga'', although details often differ. References External linksFull text and translations at the Icelandic Saga Database [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bﾃ｡rﾃｰar Saga Snﾃｦfellsﾃ｡ss
''Bﾃ｡rﾃｰar saga Snﾃｦfellsﾃ｡ss'' (14th c. Middle Icelandic: ; Modern Icelandic: ) or ''Bﾃ｡rﾃｰar saga Snﾃｦfellsﾃ｡ss ok Gests'' is a late saga of the Icelanders with legendary elements. It falls into two sections, one about Bﾃ｡rﾃｰr and the other about his son, Gestr; the first part takes place in Snﾃｦfellsnes in Iceland. History ''Bﾃ｡rﾃｰar saga Snﾃｦfellsﾃ｡ss'' is a relatively late ''ﾃ行lendingasaga'', probably dating to the early 14th century. It is preserved in 16th- and 17th-century paper and vellum manuscripts and one fragment of about 1400.Halldﾃｳr Hermansson, p. 4. The saga falls into two sections that were distinguished in the early 18th century and are probably by different authors. Synopsis Section 1 In chapters 1–10, ''Bﾃ｡rﾃｰar saga'', the main character is Bﾃ｡rﾃｰr Snﾃｦfellsﾃ｡ss. The saga draws on legendary material and ''Heimskringla'' and contains excerpts from ''Landnﾃ｡mabﾃｳk''. Bﾃ｡rﾃｰr's mother was human, but his father was half ''risi'' (giant) and half tro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
