Bishops in Early Iceland
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1914070011
ISBN-13
9781914070013
Publisher
Viking Society for Northern Research
Imprint
Viking Society for Northern Research
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 22nd, 2021
Print length
209 Pages
Weight
292 grams
Dimensions
21.00 x 13.70 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Family saga / generational saga fictionSagas
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Translations of four Old Icelandic texts narrating the lives of early bishops of Iceland, with a full introduction: Hungrvaka ('Foretaste'), The Saga of Bishop Páll Jónsson, An Account of the People at Oddi, The Priesthood of Bishop Guðmundr góði.
The four translations assembled here are intended to supplement the early Bishops Sagas that are already easily available in translation. The texts included are Hungrvaka (Foretaste), Páls saga byskups (The Saga of Bishop Páll Jónsson), Oddaverja þáttr (An Account of the People at Oddi) and Prestssaga Guðmundar góða (The Priesthood of Bishop Guðmundr Góði). All have been dated to the first years of the thirteenth century. Together with the Viking Societys edition of þorláks saga byskups (2013), they typify the first emergence of saga writing and show how the evolution of saga composition began. The texts are translated by Theodore M. Andersson who also provides a full introduction. The book includes a bibliography and index of names.
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