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Tómasarbók
Tómasarbók (Reykjavík, Stofnun Árna Magnússonar, AM 510 4to) is a mid-sixteenth-century Icelandic manuscript. It was written between 1540 and 1560 by Ari Jónsson and his sons Jón and Tómas Arason. It contains eight sagas, including one of the two main sources of '' Finnboga saga ramma'' and the youngest version of '' Jómsvíkinga saga'', which may contain interpolations from an older, independent version of this saga. Eight of the eleven remaining stanzas of Tindr Hallkelsson's ''Hákonardrápa'' are preserved in this version of ''Jómsvíkinga saga''. Contents As catalogued at Handrit.is, the manuscript contains the following texts: * '' Víglundar saga'' (1r-8r) * '' Bósa saga'' (8v-21r) * ''Jarlmanns saga og Hermanns'' (21r-32v) * '' Þorsteins þáttur bæjarmagns'' (32v-38v) * '' Jómsvíkinga saga'' (38v-67r) * '' Finnboga saga ramma'' (67r-88v) * ''Drauma-Jóns saga ''Drauma-Jóns saga'' (the story of Dream-Jón) is one of the medieval Icelandic chivalric sag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnboga Saga Ramma
Finnboga saga ramma () (The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong) is an Icelandic saga that recounts the life of Finnbogi rammi. The story takes place in Flateyjardalur in Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla and in other places in Iceland, as well as in Norway. The events supposedly took place in the 10th century. Finnbogi rammi is mentioned in ''Landnámabók'', and ''Íslendingadrápa.'' The saga was likely composed in the fourteenth century, making is one of the younger, "postclassical" sagas". Margrét Eggertsdóttir summaries the saga thus: ''Finnboga saga ramma'' is not one the better-crafted ''Íslendingasögur''. Characterization is flat, and the plot little more than a repetitious series of episodes designed to present the hero in a favorable light. The narrative is nevertheless lively and makes good reading.'''' A feud in the saga also features in '' Vatnsdœla saga''. Björn M. Ólsen proposed that ''Finnboga saga ramma'' was written to present a better version of Finnbogi than that in ''Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jómsvíkinga Saga
The ''Jómsvíkinga saga'' ("''Saga of the Jomsvikings''") is a medieval Icelandic saga composed by an anonymous author. The saga was composed in Iceland during the 13th century. It exists in several manuscripts which vary from each other. There are many different versions and translations of the saga. The saga At the time of writing, Wolin, also known as Willon, off the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, was not more than a typical market town of the 13th century. However, the ''Jómsvíkinga saga'' tells the story of its founding, centuries earlier, as the famed Jómsborg by the legendary Danish chieftain Pálna-Tóki. Jómsborg's name is composed of two elements: the Old Norse term ''borg,'' meaning a citadel, and the unidentified term, ''Jóm''. The ''Jómsvíkinga saga'' is centered around the tensions between Haraldr Gormsson of Denmark, Hákon Sigurðarson of Norway, and the Jómsvíkings. The Jómsvíkings challenged royal authority in the midst of a power struggle betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarlmanns Saga Ok Hermanns
''Jarlmanns saga ok Hermanns'' (also known as ''Hermanns saga ok Jarlmanns'') is a medieval Icelandic romance saga. The saga contains the first written evidence for the Icelandic circle dance form known as ''hringbrot'', which is also the first Icelandic attestation of elves dancing. Synopsis Kalinke and Mitchell summarise the saga thus: The foster-brothers Hermann (son of the king of Frakkland) and Jarlmann (son of an earl) are of an age and have been educated together. Hermann sends Jarlmann to Miklagarðr to sue for the hand of Ríkilát. She has previously rejected many suitors, but Jarlmann wins her for Hermann by means of a magic ring. She cannot return with Jarlmann, however, until the armed forces of another suitor have been repelled. When the wedding finally takes place, Ríkilát is mysteriously abducted and imprisoned by the old king Rudent of Serkland who plans to marry her. Jarlmann feigns love for Þorbjörg, a giantess who guards Ríkilát, and a double wedding cere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drauma-Jóns Saga
''Drauma-Jóns saga'' (the story of Dream-Jón) is one of the medieval Icelandic chivalric sagas, written in Old Norse around the early fourteenth century. It is a comparatively short work compared to others of the genre, and is really more an exemplum than a saga, similar in this respect to the chivalric saga '' Clarus saga'' and the ''ævintýri'' ('exempla') associated with Jón Halldórsson. The work has been attributed to the monk Bergr Sokkason, abbot of Munkaþverá; at any rate it seems characteristic of the work of the North Icelandic Benedictine School The North Icelandic Benedictine School (''Norðlenski Benediktskólinn'') is a fourteenth-century Icelandic literary movement, the lives, activities, and relationships of whose members are attested particularly by ''Laurentius Saga, Laurentius sag .... It was a very popular story, to judge by the number of surviving manuscripts discovered: five on parchment and 45 on paper, with one prominent manuscript being AM 510 4to. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a population of around 131,136 (and 233,034 in the Capital Region), it is the centre of Iceland's cultural, economic, and governmental activity, and is a popular tourist destination. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to Landnámabók, was established by Ingólfr Arnarson in 874 CE. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. It is among the cleanest, greenest, and safest cities in the world. History According to legend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hákonardrápa
''Hákonardrápa'' ("drápa of Hákon") is the name of several skaldic poems. Hákon may refer to: King Hákon the Good Guthormr sindri's ''Hákonardrápa'' was composed in the 10th century in the honour of the king of Norway Hákon the Good. Jarl Hákon Sigurðarson Other ''drápur'', written later in the 10th century, praise the Norwegian jarl Hákon Sigurðarson. They were composed by: Einarr skálaglamm Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Tindr Hallkelsson Þórleifr jarlsskáld Rauðfeldarson Only one stanza and a few verses of Þórleifr's work on Hákon survived. The stanza (preserved in Snorri Sturluson's ''Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar'') especially praises the jarl for having sent nine princes to Odin (i.e. killed). King Hákon Hákonarson The latest ''Hákonardrápur'' refer to the king of Norway Hákon Hákonarson (Hákon the Old). They were composed in the 13th century by: Gizurr Þorvaldsson Óláfr Þórðarson hvítaskáld Óláfr Leggsson svartaskáld Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Víglundar Saga
Víglundar saga () is one of the sagas of Icelanders. ''Víglundar saga'' utilizes the style and romance that also characterize the chivalric sagas. It is one of the latest of the Icelandic family sagas, dating to the end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th century. The saga is preserved in two leather manuscripts from the 15th century. The saga tells the story of the love between Víglundr and Ketilríðr who were attached to each other since childhood. Plot In Norway, Þorgrímr Eiríksson and the beautiful Olof Þórisdóttir fall in love, but Olof's father arranges for her to be betrothed to a wealthy man named Ketill instead. Þorgrímr and Olof therefore elope and flee to Iceland, where they settle down and have two sons, Víglundr and Trausti, and a daughter, Helga. As an adult, Víglundr Þorgrímsson begins courting Ketilríðr Hólmkelsdóttir, the daughter of his father's neighbour and friend Hólmkell. This upsets her mother Þorbjǫrg and brothers Einarr and Jǫk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorsteins þáttr Bæjarmagns
''Þorsteins þáttr bæjarmagns'' or ''The Story of Thorsteinn House-Power'' is a short legendary saga or þáttr. It is a reworking of many of Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...'s adventures, where Thorsteinn takes the place of Thor. Editions and translationsHerman Palson and Paul Edwards translation from Seven Viking Romances at Jörmungrund. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frithiof's Saga
Frithiof's Saga ( is, Friðþjófs saga hins frœkna) is a legendary saga from Iceland which in its present form is from ca. 1300. It is a continuation from ''The Saga of Thorstein Víkingsson'' ('' Þorsteins saga Víkingssonar''). It takes place principally in Norway during the 8th century. Synopsis King Beli of Sogn (a traditional district in Western Norway) had two sons and a daughter named Ingeborg. Helgi was his first son, and Halfdan his second. On the other side of the fjord, lived the king's friend Thorstein ( Þorsteinn Víkingsson) whose son Frithjof (''Friðþjófr'') was called the bold (''hinn frœkni''). Frithiof was the tallest, strongest and he was the bravest among men. When the king's children were but young their mother died. A goodman of Sogn named Hilding (''Hildingr''), prayed to have the king's daughter to foster. Frithjof was the foster-brother to the king's daughter as he was also raised together with Ingeborg (''Ingibjörg'') by their foster-father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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