The Cambridge introduction to the Old Norse-Icelandic saga

Abstract

A preface on practical issues Glossary of technical terms 1. Medieval Iceland 2. What is an Old Norse-Icelandic saga? 3. The genesis of the Icelandic saga 4. Saga chronology 5. Saga subjects and settings 6. Saga mode, style and point of view 7. Saga structures 8. The material record: how we know the sagas 9. Changing understandings of the sagas Guide to further reading Index.