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Modern saga scholars, including the present author, have adopted the Icelandic habit of referring to well-known sagas by affectionate abbreviations such as Njala for Njals saga, Hrafnkatla for Hrafnkels saga, etc. 1. There is an extensive literature about these early antiquarians. An excellent survey (with references to earlier works) may be found in the first chapter of Theodore M. Andersson's The Problem of Icelandic Saga Origins (New Haven and London, 1964). 2.
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- Author
- Lars Lönnroth
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780520308787
- Category
- nonfiction
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