Bibliography I of IV · Annotated

New Works Inspired by Old Norse-Icelandic Literature

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Arentzen, Kristian. Gunlög Ormetunge, dramatisk Digtning [Gunnlaug Worm-Tongue, Dramatic Poetry]. Kaupmannahöfn, 1852.

Drama · Danish
A drama based on Gunnlaugs saga written in Danish

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Ewald, Johannes. Rolf Krage. 1770.

Drama · Danish
A drama based on Gesta Danorum and Hrólfs saga kraka written in Danish

Ewald, Johannes. Balders Død [Balder’s Death]. 1773.

Drama · Danish
A drama based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written in Danish

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Jóhann Sigurjónsson. Løgneren (Lyga-Mörður) [Lies (A Marten’s Lies)]. Gyldendal, 1917.

Drama · Danish
A drama based on Njáls saga written in Danish and Icelandic

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Oehlenschläger, Adam G. Nordiske Digte [Nordic Poems]. 1807.

Drama · Danish
A drama based on the Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, and Heimskringla written in Danish

Oehlenschläger, Adam G. Helge. 1814.

Drama · Danish
A drama based on Hrólfs saga kraka written in Danish

Oehlenschläger, Adam G. Olaf den Hellige. 1836.

Drama · Danish
A drama based on Ólafs saga helga written in Danish

Oehlenschläger, Adam G. Landet fundet og forsvunder [A Land Found as well as Lost]. 1846.

Drama · Danish
A drama based on Grænlendinga saga and Eiriks saga rauða written in Danish

Oehlenschläger, Adam G. Kiartan og Gudrun [Kjartan and Gudrun]. 1848.

Drama · Danish
A drama based on Laxdæla saga written in Danish

All 207 entries from the original bibliography.

About these bibliographies

The bibliographies and links were begun in 2019 with the support of the Department of Icelandic Language and Literature and the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba.

The first is annotated with the major sources each new work draws on. None claims to be comprehensive.

Credits

Editors: Christopher Crocker, Dustin Geeraert, Selina Heidinger Web Design & Technical Editor: Ryan E. Johnson Additional Research: Austin Quagleini With thanks to Migration: The 9th UM / University of Iceland Partnership Conference, From Iceland to the Americas, and The Afterlife of Eddas and Sagas.