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Icelandic Sagas
The sagas of Icelanders ( is, Íslendingasögur, ), 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 beli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fljótsdæla Saga
Fljótsdæla 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 of Iceland and is a sequel to ''Hrafnkels saga''. The saga revolves around the lives and times of the residents of the Fljótsdalur region in Iceland, including Helge Åsbjørnsson (''Helgi Ásbjarnarson'') and of Grim (''Grímr'') and Helge (''Helgi''), two sons of the widow Droplaug, a pair of brothers who have their own saga, ''Droplaugarsona saga Droplaugarsona saga () is one of the Icelanders' sagas, probably written in the 13th century. The saga takes place near Lagarfljót in the east of Iceland about 1000 AD. It tells the story of Grim (''Grímr'') and Helge (''Helgi''), sons of th ...''. Translations *''The Saga of the People of Fljotsdal''. Translated by John Porter. In: Viðar Hreinsson (general editor): ''The Complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fóstbrœðra Saga
''Fóstbrœðra saga'' () or ''The Saga of the Sworn Brothers'' is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It relates the deeds of the sworn brothers Þorgeir and Þormóðr in early 11th century Iceland and abroad. Þorgeir is a capable and insanely brave warrior. He kills people for trifles and for sport. Þormóðr is a more complicated character; warrior, trouble-maker, womanizer and poet. The saga contains poetry attributed to him, including parts of a lay on his blood brother. It is said that a cairn called Þorgeirsdys, identifies the place of death and burial of Þorgeir. This is located on the Hraunhafnartangi peninsula, just south of the modern lighthouse. Manuscripts and dating The saga survives in three early manuscripts. Each has a rather different version of the text: * Hauksbók (earlier fourteenth century), beginning missing due to lost pages * Möðruvallabók (mid-fourteenth century), end missing due to lost pages * Flateyjarbók (c. 1390) The date of composition of the ... [...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 Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla 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 ''Landnámabók'', and ''Íslendingadrápa.'' The saga was likely composed in the fourteenth century, making is one of the younger, "postclassical" sagas". Margrét Eggertsdóttir summaries the saga thus: ''Finnboga saga ramma'' is not one the better-crafted ''Íslendingasögur''. 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 '' Vatnsdœla saga''. Björn M. Ólsen 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] |
Færeyinga Saga
The Færeyinga 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: ''Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta'', ''Flateyjarbók'', 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 ''Færeyinga Saga'' in ''Flateyjarbók'' that Grímur 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 ''Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar'' does correspond with the writings of Dicuil. The opening text is, "There was a man named Grímr Kamban; he first settled i ... [...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 Lagarfljót in the east of Iceland about 1000 AD. It tells the story of Grim (''Grímr'') and Helge (''Helgi''), sons of the widow Droplaug, as grown men. Helge is killed by Helge Åsbjørnsson (''Helgi Ásbjarnarson''). Grim avenge his brother's death by killing Åsbjørnsson. These are the same brothers who also appear in ''Fljótsdæla saga Fljótsdæla 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 ''Fljótsdæla saga'', although details often differ. References External linksFull text and translations at the Icelandic Saga Database [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandamanna Saga
Bandamanna saga (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) is one of the sagas of Icelanders. It is the only saga in this category that takes place exclusively after the adoption of Christianity in the year 1000. The story tells about the father and son, Ofeig son of Skidi (''Ófeigur Skíðason'') and his son Odd son of Ofeig (''Oddur Ófeigsson''). Odd leaves home and becomes a wealthy merchant and landowner. Ospak son of Glum (''Óspakur Glúmson'') asks to live with Odd at the latter's home at Mel in Miðfjörður Miðfjörður () is a small fjord as well as a conjoined valley in the northwest of Iceland.Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga of sérkenni. Reykjavík 1989, pp.329-330 The fjord has a length of 14 km and a width of up to 3,5 km. The v .... Odd agrees because of Ospak's connections even though he is aware of the man's difficult character and reputation. Ofeig proved himself to be a good worker and Oddur let him have a lot of control over the estate. Things go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Njáls Saga
''Njáls saga'' ( ), also ''Njála'' ( ), ''Brennu-Njáls saga'' ( ) or ''"The Story of Burnt Njáll"'', 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 Njáll Þorgeirsson, a lawyer and a sage, and Gunnar Hámundarson, a formidable warrior. Gunnar's wife, Hallgerðr langbrók, instigates a feud that leads to the death of many character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Íslenzk Fornrit
Hið íslenzka fornritafélag, or The Old Icelandic Text Society is a text publication society. It is the standard publisher of Old Icelandic texts (such as the Sagas of Icelanders, Kings' sagas and bishops' sagas) with thorough introductions and comprehensive notes. The Society was founded in 1928 by Jón Ásbjörnsson and launched its text series of medieval Icelandic literature known as ''Íslenzk fornrit'' in 1933. The series was founded as an Icelandic language edition along the lines of the German language series ''Altnordische Saga-Bibliothek'' (published 1892–1929). The Society's publications are distributed by the Icelandic Literary Society (''Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag''). The president of the company (2019) is Halldór Blöndal Halldór Blöndal (born 24 August 1938, Reykjavík, Iceland) is a politician of the Independence Party (Iceland). He is the son of Kristjana Benediktsdóttir, Bjarni Benediktsson's sister. He worked as a teacher and a journalist from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Icelandic
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements and chronologically coincides with the Viking Age, the Christianization of Scandinavia and the consolidation of Scandinavian kingdoms from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. The Proto-Norse language developed into Old Norse by the 8th century, and Old Norse began to develop into the modern North Germanic languages in the mid-to-late 14th century, ending the language phase known as Old Norse. These dates, however, are not absolute, since written Old Norse is found well into the 15th century. Old Norse was divided into three dialects: ''Old West Norse'' or ''Old West Nordic'' (often referred to as ''Old Norse''), ''Old East Norse'' or ''Old East Nordic'', and ''Old Gutnish''. Old West Norse and Old East Norse formed a dialect continuu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atla Saga Ótryggssonar
Atla saga Ótryggssonar () is a relatively recent text in the genre of sagas of Icelanders, most probably written in the 19th century. The oldest known manuscript with this text is from 1820, where it is written down in a manuscript together with other, older saga texts. The saga takes place in Norway and Iceland during the age of the settlement of Iceland (10th century). The main character Atli grew up as an ash lad Ashlad (Norwegian "Askeladden", full name "Esben Askelad" or "Espen Askeladd") is a main character in a number of tales collected in Asbjørnsen and Moe's ''Norwegian Folktales''. The character starts out being regarded as an incapable underachi ... (''kolbítr''), but when he comes to age, he avenges the murder of his father and emigrates to Iceland. heimskringla.no References ...
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Egil Skallagrimsson 17c Manuscript
Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse. It may refer to: Characters *Egil (Hymiskvida), farmer in the poem ''Hymiskvida'' *Egil, brother of Volund, hero of Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga *Egil One-Hand, hero from the Icelandic saga ''Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana'' *Ongentheow, also known as Egil Places *Eğil, a district of Diyarbakır Province, south eastern Turkey *Egil Peak, Sverdrup Mountains, Antarctica Other uses *Egil (given name) *Electrical Generation and Integrated Lighting Systems Engineer, NASA flight controller See also *''Alt for Egil'', a 2004 Norwegian musical film directed by Tore Rygh, starring Kristoffer Joner and Trond Høvik *Egil's Saga, 13th century Icelandic saga *Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery Olgerdin ( is, Ölgerðin Egill Skallagrímsson) is an Icelandic brewery and beverage company based in Reykjavík. Established on 17 April 1913, the oldest beer-producing factory in Iceland. Annually, it produces 45 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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AM4 or AM-4 may refer to: * Socket AM4, a socket for AMD processors utilizing the Zen microarchitecture * Amusement Vision, video game developer formerly known as Sega-AM4 * USS Swallow (AM-4), a U.S. Navy minesweeper * Ekspress-AM4, a Russian satellite that never reached its intended orbit * Another name for AAA battery * Another name for the synthetic cannabinoid AM-2201 * British Rail Class 304 The British Rail Class 304 (Originally classed as AM4) were AC electric multiple units designed and produced at British Rail's (BR) Wolverton Works. The Class 304 was produced for BR's new electric suburban services, enabled by the first ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
