Bibliography I of IV · Annotated

New Works Inspired by Old Norse-Icelandic Literature

A

Arnold, Matthew. Balder Dead. 1855.

Poem · English
A poem based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written in English

B

Byatt, A. S. Ragnarok: The End of the Gods. London: CanonGate, 2011.

Novel · English
A novel based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written in English

G

Gaiman, Neil. Norse Mythology. New York: W. W. Norton, 2017.

Novel · English
A novel based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written in English

Gerður Kristný. Bloodhoof. Translated by Rory McTurk. Arc Pub., 2012.

Translation · English
An English translation of an Icelandic poem based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda

Gray, Thomas. The Descent of Odin. 1768.

Poem · English
A poem based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written in English

H

Harris, Joanne M. Runelight. New York: Random House, 2011.

Novel · English
A novel based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written in English

Harris, Joanne M. The Gospel of Loki. Gollancz, 2014.

Novel · English
A novel based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written in English

Harris, Joanne M. Runemarks. New York: Random House, 2017.

Novel · English
A novel based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written in English

Harris, Joanne M. The Testament of Loki. Saga press, 2018.

Novel · English
A novel based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written in English

M

Morris, William. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs. Ellis and White, 1876.

Poem · English
A poem based on the Poetic Edda and Volsunga saga written in English.

D

del Rey, Lester. The Day of the Giants. Avalon, 1959.

Novel · English
A novel based on the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda written in English

S

Simon, Francesca. The Monstrous Child. Faber and Faber, 2016.

Novel · English
A novel based on the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda written in English

T

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. HarperCollins, 2009.

Poem · English
A poem based on the Poetic Edda and Völsunga 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.