ENGLISHOLDNORSE

Gunnlaugssaga ormstungu

By Randolph Quirk , Peter G. Foote (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Viking Society for Northern Research
Year
1974
ISBN
0903521318, 9780903521314
Language
englisholdnorse
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5451524 bytes)
Series
Viking Society for Northern Research, Text Series, 1
Edition
Revised
Pages
126\129
Topic
Literature
Time added
2019-02-19 19:57:29

Description

The Saga of Gunnlaug Snake-Tongue was written late in the thirteenth century, perhaps in the period 1270-80. The evidence for this date of composition is drawn chiefly from a comparison between "Gunnlaugssaga" and other sagas. The author himself refers to "Laxdælasaga" (26/16), which was written c. 1245. The saga also shows characteristics of sentiment and style which betray an influence which was not strong in Iceland until the middle of the thirteenth century. As is usually the case with the Sagas of Icelanders, the author's name is unknown. Judging by his local knowledge and his use of terms of direction, it seems probable that he lived at Borg or some neighbouring farm. PREFACE 5 INTRODUCTION 9 GUNNLAUGSSAGA ORMSTUNGU 15 NOTES 71 GLOSSARY 88

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