Bibliography I of IV · Annotated

New Works Inspired by Old Norse-Icelandic Literature

B

Bottomley, Gordon. The Riding to Lithend. Thomas B Mosher, 1910.

Drama · English
A drama based on Njáls saga written in English

E

Elfar Logi Hanneson. Grettir. The Black Hole Theatre (University of Manitoba), 2015.

Drama · English
One-man play based on Grettis saga performed in English

F

Foster, Paul. !Heimskringla!; or the Stoned Angels. Calder and Boyars, 1970.

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

H

Howard, Newman. Kjartan the Icelander. A Tragedy. London, 1902

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

L

Lucas, F. L. The Lovers of Gudrun: A Tragedy in Five Acts. Four Plays. Cambridge UP, 1935.

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

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.