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The Icelanders' sagas (Icelandic: Íslendingasögur)—many of which are also known as family sagas—are prose histories describing mostly events that took place in Iceland in the 10th and early 11th centuries. They are the best known specimen of Icelandic literature.
The authors of the Icelanders' sagas are unknown. One, Egils saga, is believed by many modern scholars to have been written by Snorri Sturluson, a descendant of its hero, but this is not certain.
The Icelanders' sagas are a literary phenomenon from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. They are focused on history, especially genealogical and family history. They reflect the struggle and conflict that arose within the societies of the second and third generations of Icelandic settlers.
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Egil Skallagrimsson's Saga - As translated by W.C. Green. E-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
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Erik the Reds Saga - E- text as translated by Keeneva Kunz.
Gunnlaug Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald - In Translation by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris.
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Hrafnkel - The Priest of Frey - Hrafnkels Saga Freysgoða as translated by Gwyn Jones in Eirik the Red and Other Icelandic Sagas. E-text by Western Michigan University.
The Laxdaela Saga - E-text of the translation by Muriel Press in 1899. Originally written in Old Norse sometime around the year 1245 A.D.
The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald - Public domain e-text based on W.G. Collingwood J. Stefansson´s translation of Kormak's Saga.
The Saga of Grettir the Strong - Public domain e-text of G.H Hights translation of Grettir´s Saga.
The Story of Burnt Njal - Public domain e-text based on the translation of Njal's Saga by Sir George W. DaSent.
The Story of the Ere-Dwellers - Public domain e-text based on William Morris Eirikr Magnussons translation of Eyrbyggja Saga.
The Story of the Heath-Slayings - Public domain e-text based on William Morris Eirikr Magnussons translation of Heitharviga Saga.
The Story of the Volsungs - Public domain e-text based on William Morris and Eirikr Magnussons translation of Volsunga Saga.
The Story of Viga-Glum - Public domain e-text based on Sir Edmund Head´s translation of Viga-Glum´s Saga.
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The Story of Viglund the Fair - E-text translation by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris.
The Tale of Hogni and Hedinn - Translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris.
The Tale of Roi the Fool - As translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris.
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The Tale of Thorstein Staff-Struck - Public domain e-text, Translated by Anthony Maxwell.
| Gísla saga Súrssonar is one of the Icelanders' sagas, written in the early 13th century. Gísli Súrsson and his family ... | |
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