Eleven papers present broad discussions of a small group of sagas which chronicle the lives of Skalds, court poets, and provide a vivid and entertaining portrait of poetry, love and warfare. The contributors examine the typical features of the skald sagas, their date and authorship, the relationship between verse and prose, their composition, characterisation and their relationship with other Icelandic and European genres. The sagas discussed are "Bjarnar saga", "Gunnlaugs saga", "Hallfredar saga" and "Kormaks saga".
Author(s): Russell Poole (ed.)
Series: Ergänzungsbände zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde, 27
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Year: 2001
Language: English
Pages: VI+366
Introduction / Poole, Russell Gilbert 1-24
The Skald Sagas as a Genre: Definitions and Typical Features / Clunies Ross, Margaret 25-49
The Dating and Attributions of Verses in the Skald Sagas / Gade, Kari Ellen 50-74
The Relation Between Verses and Prose in "Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa" / Marold, Edith 75-124
The Relation Between Verses and Prose in "Hallfredar saga" and "Gunnlaugs saga" / Poole, Russell Gilbert 125-171
The Prosimetrum Form 1: Verses as Voices of the Past / Meulengracht Sørensen, Preben 172-190
The Prosimetrum Form 2: Verses as the Basis for Saga Composition and Interpretation / Tulinius, Torfi H. 191-217
Skald Sagas in Their Literary Context 1: Other Icelandic Genres / Lindow, John 218-231
Skald Sagas in Their Literary Context 2: Possible European Contexts / Finlay, Alison 232-271
Skald Sagas in Their Literary Context 3: The Love Triangle Theme / Andersson, Theodore Murdock 272-284
Representations of Skalds in the Sagas 1: Social and Professional Relations / Whaley, Diana Edwards 285-308
Representations of Skalds in the Sagas 2: Gender Relations / Jochens, Jenny M. 309-332
Literature 333
Notes on contributors 350
Index 353
