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... Icelandic narrative fiction can be classified as : ( 1 ) kings ' sagas , ( 2 ) legendary sagas , and ( 3 ) sagas of Icelanders . The origin and evolution of saga writing in Iceland are largely matters for speculation . A common pastime ...
... Icelandic narrative fiction can be classified as : ( 1 ) kings ' sagas , ( 2 ) legendary sagas , and ( 3 ) sagas of Icelanders . The origin and evolution of saga writing in Iceland are largely matters for speculation . A common pastime ...
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... Icelandic commonwealth ( c . 1200-64 ) . LEGENDARY AND HISTORICAL FICTION Kings ' sagas . After Saemundr Sigfússon , Icelandic and Norwegian authors continued to explore the history of Scandinavia in terms of rulers and royal families ...
... Icelandic commonwealth ( c . 1200-64 ) . LEGENDARY AND HISTORICAL FICTION Kings ' sagas . After Saemundr Sigfússon , Icelandic and Norwegian authors continued to explore the history of Scandinavia in terms of rulers and royal families ...
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... Icelandic Texts ( 1957- ) , with English translations . Useful general surveys of the sagas are PETER HALLBERG , Den Isländska Sa- gan ( 1956 ; Eng . trans . , The Icelandic Saga , 1962 ) ; s . NOR- DAL , Sagalitteraturen ( 1953 ) ; and ...
... Icelandic Texts ( 1957- ) , with English translations . Useful general surveys of the sagas are PETER HALLBERG , Den Isländska Sa- gan ( 1956 ; Eng . trans . , The Icelandic Saga , 1962 ) ; s . NOR- DAL , Sagalitteraturen ( 1953 ) ; and ...
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