"Ten Icelandic Sagas you may not have heard of" Topic

" Some of the richest and most interesting writings from medieval Europe come from one of its furthest corners: during the 13th and 14th century Icelanders began to write down the stories they had collected orally from previous centuries. These sagas would cover events in Iceland and elsewhere, going back to the days when the island was first discovered and settled back in the ninth century. They are stories of family feuds, outlaws and the occasional monster lurking somewhere the uninhabited stretches of the Iceland.

Many readers will know some of these Icelandic sagas, such as Egil's Saga or Njal's Saga, but the Icelandic writers penned dozens of these stories. Here are ten sagas that you may not have heard of, but offer a fascinating tale. All of these works are available in an English translation, but it maybe difficult to find a copy:

1. The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong – It follows the adventures of Finnbogi Asbjornson, a 10th century Icelander known for his great strength. It doesn't look good for Finnbogi when his birth mother decides to abandon him shortly after he is born, but another family rescues the infant and raises him. As a child he begins to show his great strength – when Finnbogi 12 he breaks the neck of a bull, and a few years later he takes on a bear and breaks his back. In some ways the story is like Egil's Saga, as Finnbogi faces various challenges in Iceland and Norway…"
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Hope you enjoy!.

Amicalement
Armand

Oh, good! More stories to check out!

Grelber

I have an 800 page collection of the Sagas some of these are not in it. Thanks for sharing!

Many are available for free in various electronic formats on Gutenberg

Gunnlaug Worm's Tongue is one of my favourites (although I've only read it in swedish translation)
gutenberg.org/ebooks/24421

The last one Hrolf Kraki was redone by Poul Anderson in the late 60s early 70s. Great read--now I can read the original--cool.

Glad you enjoyed some of them my friend!. (smile).

Amicalement
Armand

Bit belated in finding this link, but very interesting reading.

Glad you like it my friend.

Amicalement
Armand