Bibliography I of IV · Annotated

New Works Inspired by Old Norse-Icelandic Literature

B

Bergsveinn Birgisson. Geirmundar saga heljarskinns [The Saga of Geirmund Hellskin]. Bjartur, 2015.

Novel · Icelandic
A novel based on Landnámabók and Grettis saga written in Icelandic

E

Einar Kárason. Sagan af Gretti sterka [The Saga of Grettir the Strong]. Mál og menning, 1995.

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

G

Grímur Thomsen. “Glámur [Rattling].” Ljóðmæli. Nýtt safn, 1895.

Poem · Icelandic
A poem based on Grettis saga written in Icelandic

M

Matthías Jochumsson. Grettisljóð [Grettir’s Poem]. Skúli Thoroddsen, 1897.

Poem · Icelandic
A poem based on Grettis saga written in Icelandic

Þ

Þorsteinn Stefánsson. Grettir sterki [Grettir the Strong]. Translated by Sigrún Klara Hannesdóttir. Skjaldborg, 1991.

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

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.