Sigrgarðs saga frækna: A normalised text, translation, and introduction
ABSTRACT: This article provides the first complete translation into English of the fifteenth-century Icelandic romance Sigrgarðs saga frækna [the saga of Sigrgarðr the Valiant], along with a normalised edition of the earliest manuscripts based on that of Agnete Loth. The introduction shows that the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:054238dc80ea437ba0efed3022706f98 2023-07-02T03:32:43+02:00 Sigrgarðs saga frækna: A normalised text, translation, and introduction Alaric Hall Steven D. P. Richardson Haukur (Haukur Þorgeirsson) Thorgeirsson 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan86 https://doaj.org/article/054238dc80ea437ba0efed3022706f98 EN FR eng fre University of Alberta Library https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/86 https://doaj.org/toc/0823-1796 https://doaj.org/toc/2816-5187 doi:10.29173/scancan86 0823-1796 2816-5187 https://doaj.org/article/054238dc80ea437ba0efed3022706f98 Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, Vol 21 (2013) History of Northern Europe. Scandinavia DL1-1180 Language and Literature P article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan86 2023-06-11T00:34:56Z ABSTRACT: This article provides the first complete translation into English of the fifteenth-century Icelandic romance Sigrgarðs saga frækna [the saga of Sigrgarðr the Valiant], along with a normalised edition of the earliest manuscripts based on that of Agnete Loth. The introduction shows that the saga artfully combines material from both the learned tradition of romances and exempla, and from traditional wonder-tales, showing an unusual warmth towards low-status genres and characters. It argues that the setting of the story articulates Icelandic identity by associating it with the otherworldly setting of the heroes’ climactic quest, and studies the constructions of gender implicit in the saga. While clearly heteronormative and potentially patriarchal in its ideological commitments, the saga probes and arguably destabilises the patriarchal culture of late medieval Iceland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Scandinavian-Canadian Studies 21 80 155 |
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ABSTRACT: This article provides the first complete translation into English of the fifteenth-century Icelandic romance Sigrgarðs saga frækna [the saga of Sigrgarðr the Valiant], along with a normalised edition of the earliest manuscripts based on that of Agnete Loth. The introduction shows that the saga artfully combines material from both the learned tradition of romances and exempla, and from traditional wonder-tales, showing an unusual warmth towards low-status genres and characters. It argues that the setting of the story articulates Icelandic identity by associating it with the otherworldly setting of the heroes’ climactic quest, and studies the constructions of gender implicit in the saga. While clearly heteronormative and potentially patriarchal in its ideological commitments, the saga probes and arguably destabilises the patriarchal culture of late medieval Iceland. |
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Sigrgarðs saga frækna: A normalised text, translation, and introduction |
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