Rory W. McTurk is a British philologist. McTurk graduated from

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in 1963. He took a further degree at the

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in 1965, and subsequently taught at

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, and

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. He took up a post at the

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in 1978, where he has gained the position of Professor Emeritus of

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ic Studies. McTurk has authored, edited and translated many works on Icelandic literature, including the works of Steinnun Sigurðardóttir. He is a recipient of the

Order of the Falcon The Order of the Falcon ( is, Hin íslenska fálkaorða) is the only order of chivalry in Iceland, founded by King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland on 3 July 1921. The award is awarded for merit for Iceland and humanity and has five degrees. N ...

Selected bibliography

* ''Studies in Ragnars Saga Loðbrókar and its Major Scandinavian Analogues'', 1991 * ''Chaucer and the Norse and Celtic Worlds'', 2005

References

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