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Þorsteins Saga Hvíta
Þorsteins saga hvíta () is one of the sagas of Icelanders from the 13th century. The short story takes place in the east of Iceland in the 9th century. The main theme of the story is about the tragic consequences of the vengeance of Torstein Kvite (''Þorsteinn hvíti'') on his former friend Einarr Þórisson, who had spread rumors that he was dead in order to be able to marry Torstein's fiancée Helga Krákadóttir. References Other sources *Jónas Kristjánsson (1997) Eddas and Sagas: Iceland's Medieval Literature' (Reykjavik: Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag. Peter Foote, trans) Related reading *Jesse Byock Jesse L. Byock (born 1945) is Professor of Old Norse and Medieval Scandinavian Studies in the Scandinavian Section at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. An archaeologist and specia ... (1993) Feud in the Icelandic Saga' (University of California Press) External linksFull text and translations at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagas Of Icelanders
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] |
Jesse Byock
Jesse L. Byock (born 1945) is Professor of Old Norse and Medieval Scandinavian Studies in the Scandinavian Section at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. An archaeologist and specialist in the archaeology, history and language of the Viking Age, he is Professor at UCLA’s Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. In Iceland, Prof. Byock is the Head Archaeologist and Director of the Mosfell Archaeological Project, excavating a Viking Age valley described in the medieval sagas and written sources. The Mosfell excavations include a large well-preserved chieftain’s hall, Christian and pagan burial sites, a conversion-age stave church, and a harbor from the first centuries of Iceland’s settlement during the Viking Age. Jesse Byock is also affiliated Professor at the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) in the Department of History and the Programs in Medieval Icelandic and Viking Studies, where he teaches courses in Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
