Bibliography I of IV · Annotated

New Works Inspired by Old Norse-Icelandic Literature

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Friðrik Ásmundsson Brekkan. Ulveungernes broder [Brother of the Wolves]. Woel, 1924.

Novel · Danish
A novel based on Njáls saga written in Danish

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Guðmundur Kamban. Jeg ser et stort skønt land [I See a Wondrous Land]. Gyldendal, 1936.

Novel · Danish
A novel based on Grænlendinga saga, Eiriks saga rauða, and Eyrbyggja saga written in Danish

Gunnar Gunnarsson. Hvide Krist [White Christ]. Gyldendal, 1934.

Novel · Danish
A novel based on Kristni saga written in Danish

Gunnar Gunnarsson. Edbrødre. Roman fra Islands landnamstid [The Sworn Brothers: A Novel About the Early Days of Iceland]. Gyldendal, 1918.

Novel · Danish
A novel based on Landnámabók written in Danish

Gunnar Gunnarsson. Vikivaki. Jake Sonarsons efterladte papirer [Vikivaki: Jake Sonarson’s Surviving Papers]. Gyldendal, 1934.

Novel · Danish
A novel based on Grettis saga written in Danish

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Hauch, J. Carsen. Saga om Thorvald Vidførle eller den Vidtbereiste [The Saga of Thorvald Vidforle or the Far-travelled]. Reitzel, 1849.

Novel · Danish
A novel based on Þorvalds þáttur víðförla written in Danish

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Jacobsen, Jens Peter. Kormak og Stengerde [Kormak and Stengerde]. A. Juncker, 1912.

Novel · Danish
A novel based on Kormáks saga written in Danish

Jensen, Thit. Nial den Vise [Njal the Wise]. Gyldendal, 1934.

Novel · Danish
A novel based on Njáls saga written in Danish

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Oehlenschläger, Adam G. Hroars saga [Hroar’s Saga]. 1817.

Novel · Danish
A novel based on Hrólfs saga kraka 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.