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Legends and Sagas
This page indexes all of the content at sacred-texts related to Icelandic lore, including the Eddas and Sagas. There are also modern retellings of Northern lore. The EddasThe Eddas are the primary texts for the study of Northern mythology. The Poetic EddaHenry Adams Bellows, tr. [1936]. The Poetic Edda, also known as the Elder Edda. A complete version of this key text, scanned at sacred-texts. Highly readable with extensive, useful notes. The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturlson; Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur, tr. [1916]. The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda. Old Norse Poems by Lee M. Hollander [1936] The SagasThe Sagas are historical legends, but often have supernatural or mythological elements. Besides being sophisticated and very enjoyable narrative literature, they also contain illuminating details of life in old Iceland. The Story of the Volsungswith extracts from the Poetic Edda. by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson [1888]. The Story of Grettir the Strong translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris [1869]. The Story of Egil Skallagrimsson (Egil's Saga) Translated from the Icelandic by W.C. Green [1893] Contributed by the Northvegr.org The Story of Burnt Njal Translated by George Webbe Dasent [1861] The Laxdaela Saga Translated by Muriel Press [1899] The Story of Gisli the Outlaw by George Webbe Dasent [1866] The Life and Death of Cormac the Skalda Translated by W.G. Collingwood and J. Stefansson [1901] 110,951 bytes The Story of Viga-Glum Translated by Sir Edmund Head [1866] Contributed by the Northvegr.org The Norse Discovery of America by Arthur Middleton Reeves, North Ludlow Beamish, and Rasmus B. Anderson [1906] All of the Sagas and documents relating to the Norse voyages to 'Vinland'. Icelandic Sagas, Vol. 3: The Orkneyingers Saga by George W. Dasent [1894] Contributed by the Northvegr.org Modern RetellingsThe Children of Odinby Padraic Colum, Illustrations by Willy Pogany [1920]. A retelling of the Eddas and the Volsung Saga for young adults. Teutonic Myth and Legend by Donald Mackenzie [1912] The Eddas, Volsung Saga and other Northern Lore. Icelandic Text LinksFor more Icelandic texts and other Northern lore, we recommend Northvegr.org. [External site]. |