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  2. Njáls saga - Wikipedia

    • Njáls saga explores the consequences of vengeance as a defence of family honor by dealing with a blood feud spanning some 50 years. The saga shows how even worthy people can destroy themselves by disputes and demonstrates the tensions in the Icelandic Commonwealth which eventually led to its destruction. Any insult to one's honor had t… See more

    Overview

    Njáls saga , also Njála ([ˈnjauːla] listen ), or Brennu-Njáls saga ([ˈprɛnːʏ-ˌnjauls ˌsaːɣa] listen ) (Which can be … See more

    Authorship and sources

    The author of Njáls saga, like the other sagas of Icelanders, is anonymous. There are, however, several hypotheses about the saga's authorship. The oldest idea, attested in the early 17th century, is that Sæmundr fróði wrote … See more

    Synopsis

    The first episode covers the period from the betrothal of Hrútur Herjólfsson and Unnur to the ugly legacy of their divorce. We are shown Hrútur's exploits in Norway where he gains honour at court and in battle, but he ruins his su… See more

    Popular culture

    Njáls saga has influenced popular culture in different ways across a variety of media. A number of modern novels draw inspiration from the saga's plot. These include, for example, Friðrik Ásmundsson Brekkan's novels Ulve… See more

    Manuscripts and editions

    Njáls saga survives in around 60 manuscripts and fragments, 21 of which – an unusually large number – are from the Middle Ages. None of the vellum manuscripts survives complete, but they tended to b… See more

    Translations

    Njáls saga has been translated into English four times:
    Dasent, Sir George Webbe (1861). The Story of Burnt Njal. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas.
    • Bayerschmidt, Carl F.; Hollander, … See more

    Sources

    • Ármann Jakobsson. 2007. "Masculinity and Politics in Njáls saga", Viator 38, pp. 191–215.
    Einar Ól. Sveinsson. 2010 [1954]. Brennu-Njáls saga. Hið íslenzka fornritafélag. ISBN 9979-893-12-5.… See more

     
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