Egill Skallagrímsson in a 17th century manuscript of Egils Saga

Grettir is ready to fight in this illustration from a 17th century Icelandic manuscript. Egill Skallagrímsson (910-c990 was a Viking Skald and the great Anti-hero of Icelandic literature. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Egils saga is an epic Icelandic saga possibly by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241 AD who may have written the account between the years 1220 and Grettis saga (also known as Grettla, Grettir's Saga or The Saga of Grettir the Strong) is one of the Icelanders' sagas. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (

The Sagas of Icelanders (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. Icelandic ( is a North Germanic language, the language of Iceland. History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( They are the best known specimens of Icelandic literature. Icelandic literature refers to literature written in Iceland or by Icelandic people

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 the saga's hero, but this is not certain. Egils saga is an epic Icelandic saga possibly by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241 AD who may have written the account between the years 1220 and Snorri Sturluson (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian poet and politician

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.

The standard modern edition of Icelandic sagas is known as Íslenzk Fornrit. Hið íslenzka fornritafélag, or The Old Icelandic Text Society, is the standard publisher of Old Icelandic texts (such as the Sagas of Icelanders) with thorough

List of Icelanders' sagas:

• Bandamanna saga
• Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss
• Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa
• Brennu-Njáls saga - considered by some the greatest of Icelandic prose sagas
• Droplaugarsona saga
• Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar - tells of the adventures of Egill Skalla-Grímsson, the warrior-poet and adventurer
• Eiríks saga rauða
• Eyrbyggja saga
• Færeyinga saga
• Finnboga saga ramma
• Fljótsdæla saga
• Flóamanna saga
• Fóstbrœðra saga (two versions)
• Gísla saga Súrssonar, (two versions) of an outlaw poet. Bandamanna saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Bjarnar saga Hítdælakappa is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Njáls saga (also known as "Brennu-Njáls saga" or "The Story of the burning of Njáll") is arguably the most famous of the Sagas of Droplaugarsona saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas, probably written in the early 1400s Egils saga is an epic Icelandic saga possibly by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241 AD who may have written the account between the years 1220 and Egill Skallagrímsson (910-c990 was a Viking Skald and the great Anti-hero of Icelandic literature. The Eyrbyggja saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas. The name means the saga of the inhabitants of Eyrr which is a farm on Snæfellsnes on Iceland The Færeyinga Saga, the Norse saga of Faroemen, is the story of how the Faroes were converted to Christianity and became a part of the Finnboga saga ramma is an Icelandic saga that tells about the life and growing up of Finnbogi hinn rammi Fljótsdæla saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It is thought to have been the last one written perhaps from about 1500 probably by an author in the East Fjords Flóamanna saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Fóstbrœðra saga or The Saga of the Sworn Brothers is one of the Icelanders' sagas. Gísla saga Súrssonar (Gisli Sursson's Saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders, written between 1270-1320 A
• Grettis saga
• Grœnlendinga saga
• Gull-Þóris saga
• Gunnars saga Keldugnúpsfífls
• Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu
• Hallfreðar saga (two versions)
• Harðar saga ok Hólmverja
• Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings
• Heiðarvíga saga
• Hrafnkels saga
• Hrana saga hrings
• Hænsna-Þóris saga
• Kjalnesinga saga
• Kormáks saga
• Króka-Refs saga
• Laxdæla saga
• Ljósvetninga saga (three versions)
• Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu
• Svarfdœla saga
• Valla-Ljóts saga
• Vatnsdœla saga
• Víga-Glúms saga
• Víglundar saga
• Vápnfirðinga saga
• Þorsteins saga hvíta
• Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar
• Þórðar saga hreðu
• Ölkofra saga

See also

• Norse Saga
• Family saga

References

• Arnold, Martin. Grettis saga (also known as Grettla, Grettir's Saga or The Saga of Grettir the Strong) is one of the Icelanders' sagas. Grœnlendinga saga or the Saga of the Greenlanders is an Icelandic saga. Gull-Þóris saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Gunnars saga Keldugnúpsfífls is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu or the Saga of Gunnlaugr Serpent-Tongue is one of the Icelanders' sagas. Hallfreðar saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It relates the story of Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld, an Icelandic poet active around the year 1000 Harðar saga ok Hólmverja is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Heiðarvíga saga or The Story of the Heath-Slayings is one of the Icelanders' sagas. Hrafnkels saga ( is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It tells of struggles between chieftains and farmers in the east of Iceland in the 10th century Hrana saga hrings is one of the Sagas of Icelanders, existing only in manuscripts from the nineteenth century Hænsna-Þóris saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. It tells the story of Hænsna-Thorir ("Chicken-Thorir" a wealthy but unpopular Icelandic farmholder who refuses Kjalnesinga saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Kormáks saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It tells of the 10th century Icelandic poet Kormákr Ögmundarson, and Steingerðr the love of Króka-Refs saga or the Saga of Ref ('Fox' the Sly is one of the Icelanders' sagas. Laxdœla saga is the saga of the clan /family of Laxárdalur. Ljósvetninga saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Valla-Ljóts saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Vatnsdœla saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Víga-Glúms saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It tells of a chieftain who kills several people and tries to cover his guilt Víglundar saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Vápnfirðinga saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Þorsteins saga hvíta is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Þórðar saga hreðu is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. Ölkofra saga is one of the Sagas of Icelanders. It is a satire on the judicial system of the medieval Icelandic Commonwealth and tells the story of an ale-brewer The sagas (from Icelandic saga, plural sögur) are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history about early Viking voyages The family saga is a genre of Literature which chronicles the lives and doings of a family or a number of related or interconnected families over a period of time The Post-Classical Icelandic Family Saga. The Edwin Mellen Press. United Kingdom. 2003
• Karlsson, Gunnar. The History of Iceland. University of Minnesota Press. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2000.
• Liestol, Knut. The Origin of the Icelandic Family Sagas. Harvard University Press. Norway. 1930.
• Miller, William Ian (1990). Bloodtaking and Peacemaking: Feud, Law, and Society in Saga Iceland. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
• Ornolfur, Thorsson. The Sagas of Icelanders. Leifur Eiriksson Publishing Ltd. Great Britain. 1997
• Thorsson, Örnólfur, et al.  :The Sagas of the Icelanders: a selection (Penguin Classics, 2000).

External links

• Íslendinga sögur in Old Norse
• Sagnanet Photographs of some of the original manuscripts
• Icelandic Saga Database A database of translations of the Sagas