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The medieval Norse-Icelandic saga is one of the most important

European vernacular literary genres of the Middle Ages. This

Introduction to the saga genre outlines its origins and

development, its literary character, its material existence in

manu*s and printed editions, and its changing reception from

the Middle Ages to the present time. Its multiple sub-genres -

including family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas and sagas of knights

- are described and discussed in detail, and the world of medieval

Icelanders is powerfully evoked. The first general study of the Old

Norse-Icelandic saga to be written in English for some decades, the

Introduction is based on up-to-date scholarship and engages with

current debates in the field. With suggestions for further reading,

detailed information about the Icelandic literary canon, and a map

of medieval Iceland, this book is aimed at students of medieval

literature and assumes no prior knowledge of Scandinavian

languages.

List of tables viii

  A preface on practical issues ix

  Acknowledgements xiii

  Abbreviations xiv

1  Medieval Iceland

  Setting the scene

  Why Iceland?

  Where did the settlers come from?

  Medieval Iceland society

  Religion

  Why did medieval Icelanders write so much and so well?

2  What is an Old Norse-Icelandic saga?

  The term Old Norse

  What is an Old Norse-Icelandic saga?

  Saga in the medieval lexicon 

  How are sagas different from non-sagas?

  The view from inside the text

  Kinds of sagas

3  The genesis of the Icelandic saga

  Theories of saga origins

  A major controversy in studies of saga origins: bookprose

versus freeprose

  Studies of oral cultures and their impact on saga

studies

  Vernacular literacy in medieval Iceland

  The growth of saga conventions

  Concepts of authorship

4  Saga chronology

  The politics of saga chronology

  The evidence of the manuscripts

  Dating criteria

  Some tentative conclusions

5  Saga subjects and settings

  Time and place in the saga world

  The world of the fornaldars?gur

  Riddaras?gur and their world 

  Kings’ sagas

  Sagas of Icelanders and their world

  Contemporary sagas

6  Saga mode, style and point of view

  An example of prosimetrum: Kormáks saga, Chapter

6 

  Literary and cultural background

  The analysis

  Valla-Ljóts saga, Chapter 4 

  Literary and cultural background

  The analysis

  Brennu-Njáls saga, Chapter 157 

  Literary and cultural background

  The analysis

  ?rvar-Odds saga, Chapter 42 

  Literary and cultural background

  The analysis

  Conclusion

7  Saga structures

  Structure and meaning

  Structures of conflict and resolution

  Life-histories: structures of biography and genealogy

  Structures of travel and the acquisition of knowledge

  Structural complexity in the Icelandic sagas

8  The material record: how we know the sagas

  Medieval Icelandic manuscripts and manuscript copying

  The copying and collecting of Icelandic manuscripts after

the Middle Ages

  Saga editions: principles and practice

9  Changing understandings of the sagas

  The reception of sagas in post-medieval Iceland

  The reception of the Icelandic sagas outside Iceland

  Notes

  Glossary of technical terms

  Guide to further reading

  References to volumes in the ?slenzk fornrit editions of

Icelandic sagas

  Index

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The medieval Norse-Icelandic saga is one of the most important European vernacular literary genres of the Middle Ages. This Introduction to the saga genre outlines its origins and development, its literary character, its material existence in manuscripts and printed editions, and its changing reception from the Middle Ages to the present time. Its multiple sub-genres - including family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas and sagas of knights - are described and discussed in detail, and the world of medieval Icelanders is powerfully evoked. The first general study of the Old Norse-Icelandic saga to be written in English for some decades, the Introduction is based on up-to-date scholarship and engages with current debates in the field. With suggestions for further reading, detailed information about the Icelandic literary canon, and a map of medieval Iceland, this book is aimed at students of medieval literature and assumes no prior knowledge of Scandinavian languages.