Lore and Literature

In The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki there is a ring that is coveted greatly. The passion for this ring and the terms in which it is spoken of i...

I felt like they were my neighbors, my relations, my community, these Icelanders from a thousand years ago. I think it was the style in wh...

Although the sagas are translated to English they may use words that are not as familiar to us. The translation I'm reading currently us...

I recently started reading The Story of Burnt Njal , an Icelandic saga translated by Sir George Webbe Dasent. I'm not even half-way thro...