Pensum/l?ringskrav

TEXTS

Eddic poems: Skirnir¡¯s Journey (Sk¨ªrnism¨¢l) and The Lay of Volund (V?lundarkvi?a), 13/17 pages

• The Poetic Edda 1996: pages 61-68 and 102-108. Translated by Carolyne Larrington. The World¡¯s Classics, Oxford University Press, Oxford/New York
• The Poetic Edda 1962 (paperback 1986): pages 64-73 and 159-167. Translated by Lee M. Hollander. University of Texas Press, Austin

Icelandic family saga: The Saga of Gisli Sursson (G¨ªsla saga S¨²rssonar), approx. 70 pages (146 pages)

• Gisli Sursson¡¯s Saga and The Saga of the People of Eyri 2004: pages 1-70. Translated by Martin S. Regal and Judy Quinn, introduction by Robert Kellogg. Penguin Classics, The Penguin Group
• The Sagas of Icelanders 2001: pages 496-557 (translated by Martin S. Regal). Ed. Jane Smiley, introduction by Robert Kellogg. Penguin Classics Delux Edition, The Penguin Group
• The Complete Sagas of Icelanders: including 49 tales 1997 vol. II: pages 1-48. Translated by Martin S. Regal. General editor: Vi?ar Hreinsson, editorial team: Robert Cook et al., introduction by Robert Kellogg. Leifur Eir¨ªksson Publishing Ltd., Reykjav¨ªk
• The Saga of Gisli 1963 (reprint 1973): pages 1-85. Translated by George Johnston, with notes and an essay on the saga by Peter Foote. Dent, London

Contemporary saga: The Saga of Thorgils and Haflidi (?orgils saga ok Hafli?a), approx. 55 pages

• Edition to be announced

King¡¯s saga: Prologue and The Saga of St. Olav (?l¨¢fs saga helga), 295 pages

• Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway 1964 (and later reprints): 3-5 (?Snorri¡¯s Foreword?) and 245-537. Translated by Lee M. Hollander. The University of Texas, Austin

Fornaldarsaga (Legendary saga): The Saga of Arrow-Odd (?rvar-Odds saga), 112/109 pages

• Seven Viking Romances 1985: pages 25-137. Translated by Paul Edwards and Hermann P¨¢lsson. Penguin Books, The Penguin Group
• Arrow-Odd: A Medieval Novel 1970: pages 1-109. Translated by Paul Edwards and Hermann P¨¢lsson. New York University Press/University of London Press

Riddarasaga (Knight¡¯s tale): The Saga of Tristram and Isond (Tristrams saga ok ?s?ndar), 51/148 pages

• Norse Romance. I. The Tristan Legend 1999: pages 23-226 (Old Norse text on left pages, English translation on right pages). Translated by Peter Jorgensen. Ed. Marianne Kalinke. Arthurian Archives III. D.S. Brewer, Cambridge
• The Saga of Tristram and ?s?nd 1973: pages 1-148. Translated by Paul Schach. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln

Learned literature: ?The merchant? from The King¡¯s Mirror (Konungs skuggsj¨¢), 63 pages

• The King¡¯s Mirror (Speculum regale ¨C Konungs skuggsj¨¢) 1917: pages 72-135. Translated by Laurence Marcellus Larson. Scandinavian monographs 3. American-Scandinavian Foundation, New York

A mix of several genres: The Tale of Eirek the Traveller (Eir¨ªks saga v¨ª?f?rla), 6 pages

• The Tale of Eirek the Traveller 2005. Translated by Peter Tunstall, the text is available online.

SECONDARY LITERATURE

• ?rmann Jakobsson 2005: ?Royal Biography? in A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture: 388-402. Ed. Rory McTurk. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA (paperback 2007), 14 pages
• Bagge, Sverre 1993: ?The Norwegian Monarchy in the Thirteenth Century? in Kings and Kingships in Medieval Europe: 159-177. Ed. A.J. Duggan. The College, London, 18 pages
• Fidjest?l, Bjarne 1997: ?Romantic Reading at the Court of H¨¢kon H¨¢konarson? in Selected Papers: 351-365. Eds. O.E. Haugen & E. Mundal, translated by P. Foote. Odense University Press, Odense, 14 pages
• Glauser, J¨¹rg 2005: ?Romance (Translated riddaras?gur)? in A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture: 372-387. Ed. Rory McTurk. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA (paperback 2007), 15 pages
• Hamer, Andrew 2000: ?Searching for wisdom: The King¡¯s Mirror? in Speculum regale. Der altnorwegishce K?ningsspiegel (Konungs skuggsj¨¢) in der europ?ischen Tradition: 47-62. Eds. J.E. Schnall & R. Simek. Studia Medievalia Septentrionalia 5. Fassb?nder, Wien, 15 pages
• J¨®nas Kristj¨¢nsson 1988: ?Eddaic poetry? in Eddas and Sagas. Iceland¡¯s Medieval Literature: 25-82. Hi? ¨ªslenska b¨®kmenntaf¨¦lag, Reykjav¨ªk (several reprints), 57 pages
• Torfi H. Tulinius 2005: ?Sagas of Icelandic Prehistory (fornaldars?gur)? in A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture: 447-461. Ed. Rory McTurk. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA (paperback 2007), 14 pages
• V¨¦steinn ?lason 2005: ?Family Sagas? in A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture: 101-118. Ed. Rory McTurk. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA (paperback 2007), 17 pages
• ?lfar Bragason 2005: ?Sagas of Contemporary History (Sturlunga saga): Texts and Research? in A Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture: 427-446. Ed. Rory McTurk. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA (paperback 2007), 19 pages