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Clement and Linda McGillicuddy Humanities Center

Lecture by Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir: The Never-ending Popularity of Njáls Saga*

Campus lecture by Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir (Research Associate Professor, Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, University of Iceland), an expert on the study of medieval manuscripts from the University of Iceland, will speak on the manuscripts of Njáls saga, one of the masterpieces of medieval literature.  She will emphasize the sheer number of Njáls saga manuscripts, their […]

The Epic and the Novel: Saga and Story Symposium Final Event

Foster Innovation Center UMaine, Orono, ME, United States

From its roots in Old Norse, the word “saga” has been adopted into English as well as a number of other modern languages. In a medieval context, sagas were long prose narratives that told tales of fierce Vikings, legendary heroes, and long-running feuds. These stories feature unforgettable characters like Egil Skallagrímsson, a figure capable of […]

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