Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders

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Margaret Clunies Ross, Kari Ellen Gade, Tarrin Wills (eds). Pages:2 vols, cxliv + 1606 p. Language(s):English, Old Norse. Hardback. Brepols, Publication Year:2023 - SUMMARY Collected together in this volume are long poems and stanzas attributed to the characters who appear in sagas of Icelanders (family sagas), including such well known figures as Egill Skallagrímsson, Gísli Súrsson and Grettir Ásmundarson. The poetry from twenty-four complete sagas and four short tales are edited here, together with two texts from non-saga manuscripts, including the scurrilous Grettisf rsla, The Moving of Grettir . The texts range chronologically from early poets sagas to late and little known works from the later thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume Editor s Preface and Acknowledgements General Abbreviations Sigla used in this Volume Technical Terms The Contributors Introduction Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages a New Edition Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders Manuscripts Dating and Authenticity Metres Normalisation Poetic Form and Function Poetic Diction How to use this edition Appendix: Half-kennings in the skaldic corpus Poetry in Sagas of Icelanders: The Corpus PART 1 Bandamanna saga Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Bárdar saga Snæfellsáss Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Bergbúa táttr Edited by Tarrin Wills Bjarnar saga Hítdoelakappa Edited by Alison Finlay Draumr Torsteins Síduhallssonar Edited by Tarrin Wills Droplaugarsona saga Edited by Richard Perkins Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Eiríks saga rauda Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Eyrbyggja saga Edited by Judy Quinn and Kate Heslop Flóamanna saga Edited by Richard Perkins Fóstbroedra saga Edited by R. D. Fulk Gísla saga Súrssonar Edited by Kari Ellen Gade Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar Edited by Jonathan Grove PART 2 Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu Edited by Diana Whaley Hallfredar saga Edited by Diana Whaley Hardar saga Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Hávardar saga Ísfirdings Edited by Rolf Stavnem and Margaret Clunies Ross Heidarvíga saga Edited by Colin Grant Kormáks saga Edited by Edith Marold Króka-Refs saga Edited by Kari Ellen Gade Kumblbúa táttr Edited by Tarrin Wills Laxdoela saga Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Njáls saga Edited by R. D. Fulk Stjǫrnu-Odda draumr Edited by Tarrin Wills Svarfdoela saga Edited by Kari Ellen Gade Víga-Glúms saga Edited by John McKinnell Víglundar saga Edited by Klaus Johan Myrvoll Tórdar saga hredu Edited by Klaus Johan Myrvoll Torsteins táttr Austfirdings Edited by Kari Ellen Gade Texts recorded outside a saga context Skáldhelgi Þórðarson Verses addressed to a sorceress Edited by Margaret Clunies Ross Grettisfærsla Edited by Kate Heslop Bibliography Index of First Lines Edited by Hannah Burrows Indices of Names and Terms Ethnic and Regional Names Personal Names Nicknames Mythical and Legendary Names Biblical Names Place Names Other Names Indigenous Terms. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ca236

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