Norse/Icelandic Sagas
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In a book review of The Complete Sagas of Icelanders: Including 49 Tales, located at the website http://dannyreviews.com/h/Sagas_Icelanders.html Danny Yee states that in the 9th century, settlers from Norway created in Iceland a society of fiercely independent farmers, fishermen, and traders. In the 13th century, their descendants wrote a series of chronicles about their exploits. These Family sagas tell of feuds, duels and battles, legal conflicts, love affairs, travels and raids to Scandinavia, the British Isles and further afield, and the attempted settlement of Vinland. Read more history. |
List of Norse/Icelandic Sagas translated into English and available in the Tulsa City-County Library
- The Saga of the Volsungs (The Norse epic of Sigurd the dragon slayer)/ introduction and translation by Jesse L. Byock. Berkeley: University of California Press, c1990.
- Eyrbyggja Saga / Translated with an introduction and notes by Herman Palsson and Paul Edwards. London; New York: Penguin, 1989.
- King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway / from Snorri Sturluson's 'Heimskringla': translated with an introduction by Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson. Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England; New York: Penguin, 1982, c1966.
- Harald the Ruthless: the saga of the last Viking / Andrea Hopkins; illustrations by Leo Durañona. New York, N.Y.: H. Holt, 1996.
- Hrafkel's saga; an Icelandic story adapted and retold by Barbara Schiller. Wood engravings by Carol Iselin. New York: Seabury Press [1972]
- Grettir the Strong, retold by Robert Newman. Illustrated by John Gretzer. New York: Crowell [1968]
- The Saga of the Jomsvikings / Translated from the Old Icelandic with introduction and notes by Lee M. Hollander. Illustrated by Malcolm Thurgood. Freeport, N.Y.: Books for Libraries Press [1971, c1955]
- The Vinland sagas: the Norse discovery of America / Translated with an introduction by Magnus Magnusson and Herman Palsson. London: New York: Penguin Books, 1965.
- Flateyjarbók - The Flatey book and recently discovered Vatican manuscripts concerning America as early as the tenth century. Documents now published for the first time, which establish beyond controversy the claim that North America was settled by Norsemen five hundred years before the time of Columbus. London, New York [etc.]: Norroena Society, 1906.
- The sagas of Icelanders: a selection / preface by Jane Smiley; introduction by Robert Kellogg. New York: Viking, 2000.
All sagas listed below are contained in:
The
Complete Sagas of Icelanders including 49 tales. / v.1-v.5,
General editor, Viðar Hreinsson; editorial team, Robert Cook ...
[et al.]; introduction by Robert Kellogg. Reykjavík: Leifer Eiríksson
Publishing, 1997.
Sagas of Vinland and Greenland
Sagas of Individuals
Warriors and Poets
- Egil's Saga
- Kormak's Saga
- The Saga of Hallfred the Troublesome poet
- Killer-Glum's Saga
- The Saga of Bjorn, Champion of the Hitardal people
- The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue
- The Saga of the Sworn Brothers
A Love Story
Outlaws
Nature Spirits
Champions
Sagas of Society
Regional Feuds
- The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal
- The Saga of the Slaying on the Heath
- Valla-Ljot's Saga
- The Saga of the People of Svarfadardal
- The Saga of the People of Ljosavatn
- The Saga of the People of Reykjadal and of Killer-Skuta
- The Saga of Thorstein the White
- The Saga of the People of Vopnafjord
- The Saga of Droplaug's Sons
- The Saga of the People of Fljotsdal
- Thorstein Sidu-Hallsson's Saga
Wealth and Power
- The Saga of the People of Eyri
- Olkofri's Saga
- Hen-Thorir's Saga
- The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey's Godi
- The Saga of the Confederates
- The Saga of Havard of Isafjord
Epics
- Njal's Saga (also known as The Saga of Burnt Njal)
- The Saga of the People of Laxardal
Tales Abroad
Champions and Adventures
- Brankrossi's Tale
- Egil Sidu-Hallsson's Tale
- Gisl Illugason's Tale
- The Tale of Gold-Asa's Thord
- The Tale of Halldor Snarrason I
- The Tale of Halldor Snarrason II
- Hrafn Gudrunarson's Tale
- Jokul Buason's Tale
- Odd Ofeigsson's Tale
- The Tale of Ogmund Bash
- Orm Storolfsson's Tale
- Thorgrim Hallason's Tale
- Thermod's Tale
- The Tale of Thorstein Bull's-leg
- Thorstein Sidu-Hallsson's Tale
- The Tale of Thorvald Tasaldi
Poets
- The Tale of Arnor, the Poet of the Earls
- Einar Skulason's Tale
- The Tale of Mani the Poet
- The Tale of Ottar the Black
- The Tale Sarcastic Halli
- Stuf's Tale
- The Tale of Thorarin short-Cloak
- The Tale of Thorleif, the Earls Poet
Anecdotes
- The Tale of Audun from the West Fjords
- The Tale of Brand the Generous
- Hreidar's Tale
- The Tale of the Story-Wise Icelander
- Ivar Ingimundarson's Tale
- Thorarin Nefjolfsson's Tale
- The Tale of Thorstein the Curious
- The Tale of Thorstein from the East Fjords
- The Tale of Thorstein Shiver
- The Tale of Thorvard Crow's-Beak
Tales in Iceland and Greenland
Religion and conflict
- Bolli Bollason's Tale
- The Tale of Gunnar, the Slayer of Thidrandi
- The Tale of Hromund the Lame
- The Tale of Svadi and Arnor Crone's-Nose
- The Tale of Thorarin the Overbearing
- The Tale of Thorstein Staff-Struck
- The Tale of Thorstein the Tent-Pitcher
- The Tale of Thvald the Far-Travelled
- The Tale the Greenlanders
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