4 edition of The Orkneyinga saga found in the catalog.
The Orkneyinga saga
Published
1999
by Mercat Press in Edinburgh
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
| Statement | translated from the Icelandic by Jón A. Hjaltalín and Gilbert Goudie ; edited, with notes and introduction by Joseph Anderson . |
| Series | Mercat classics |
| Contributions | Jón A. Hjaltalín 1840-1908., Goudie, Gilbert., Anderson, Joseph, 1832-1916. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PT7281.O7 E5 1999 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | cxxxi, 227 p. ; |
| Number of Pages | 227 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL6854941M |
| ISBN 10 | 184183002X |
| LC Control Number | 00363036 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 49873514 |
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Written around AD by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have The Orkneyinga saga book as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century/5(54).
Written around AD by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century/5.
Book Description This translation of the saga of the earls of Orkney was published in Joseph Anderson provides a lengthy introduction, discussing the geography of the islands, and using literary and archaeological material to put the work, which is written in Icelandic and Reviews: 2.
Written around AD by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century/5(2).
Written around AD by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is the only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, and from it we derive much of our knowledge of the Northern Isles and Caithness.
The Saga describes the conquest of the islands by the kings of Norway during Format: Paperback. The Orkneyinga Saga Joseph Anderson Full view - Page 24 - A wise book, and, unlike a great many other wise books, has that carefullyshaded thought and expression which fits Professor Shairp to speak for Culture no less than for Religion.
The Orkneyinga Saga is the history of the Orkneymen, Earls and Odallers of Norwegian extraction, who established an Earldom of Norway in the Northern Scottish Isles a thousand years ago, and whose descendants for several centuries held sway over the Hebrides and Northern Mainland of Scotland.
Commencing with the conquest of the Isles by Harald Harfagri, the Saga relates the subsequent. Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of Michigan and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Skip to main content This banner text can have : IXX ORKNEYINGA SAGA.
before he received investiture from King Eirik, for in he appears as Earl of Orkney on the assize at Stirling, for the trial of Murdoch, Duke of Albany.^ Inas Lord High Admiral of Scotland, he had command of the fleet that conveyed the Princess Margaret to France.
Download PDF Orkneyinga Saga book full free. Orkneyinga Saga available for download and read online in other formats. The Orkneyinga Saga, written around AD by an unknown individual in Iceland, is the only medieval text in written specifically about Norse and Viking history in the Orkney Islands (Palsson et al.
; Anderson ). It tells the story of the earls of Orkney and other famous Vikings, focusing primarily on their character and deeds. Written around AD by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history.
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An example of a page from the Orkneyinga saga, as it appears in the 14th century Flatey Book. The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney) is a historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, from their capture by the Norwegian king.
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A n important source for understanding the history of Norse Earldom of Orkney lies in the Icelandic sagas. Of these, the Orkneyinga saga is one of the most famous and certainly the most specific to Orkney. Compiled sometime between and by an unknown Icelandic scribe, or scribes, the Orkneyinga Saga presents an interpretation of the first conquest of Orkney by Norway and the.
Written around AD by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century/5(48).
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