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Origines islandicae; a collection of the more important sagas and other native writings relating to the settlement and early history of Iceland

by: Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1827-1889; Powell, F. York (Frederick York), 1850-1904

Publication date: 1905

Topics: Old Norse literature, Sagas, Iceland -- History Sources, America -- Discovery and exploration Norse

Publisher: Oxford : At the Clarendon Press

Collection: cdl; americana

Contributor: University of California Libraries

Language: English

Volume: 01

vol. I. book 1. Settlement and settlers. Landnama-book, or The Book of settlements. Early genealogies from sagas. The Thorsness settlement. Mantissa: The tale of Garmund Hell-skin.--book 2. The old constitution. Libellus Islandorum. Primitive laws and customs. Early constitutional law. Nial and the Fifth court.--book 3. Conversion and the early church of Iceland. Cristne saga: The tale of Thorwald the Far-farer. Early church legends (Swade and the poor; Thorhall Knop; the tale of Thidrande) The lives of the first seven bishops of Scalholt: Hungrvaca, Þorláks saga, Póls saga. S. John of Holar's Life (Ioans saga). Second life of Thoriac (Oddaverja-þáttr). Fragments from Gunlaug's Life of S. John of Holar

Addeddate: 2007-08-25 03:54:48

Associated-names: Powell, F. York (Frederick York), 1850-1904

Bookplateleaf: 0010

Call number: SRLF:LAGE-1436250

Camera: 5D

Collection-library: SRLF

Copyright-evidence: Evidence reported by tomworkman for item originesislandic01guiala on August 25, 2007: no visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1905.