Grettisfærsla Explained

Grettisfærsla ('The Handing on of Grettir') is an Old Icelandic poem, preserved in a fragmentary state only in the manuscript Eggertsbók. The poem concerns a character called Grettir and is referred to in chapter 52 of Grettis saga.^[1] The poem is notable for its thematic focus on sex and the "indiscriminate sexuality" of its outlaw protagonist, expressed in direct, non-euphemistic language.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Heslop, Kate . Creating the medieval saga: versions, variability and editorial interpretations of Old Norse literature . University Press of Southern Denmark . 2010 . Quinn . Judy . Odense . 213–36 . Grettir in Ísafjörður: Grettisfærsla and Grettis saga . Lethbridge . Emily . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820130131/https://www.academia.edu/2453065/_Grettir_in_%C3%8Dsafj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur_Grettisf%C3%A6rsla_and_Grettis_saga_ . 20 August 2022.

Notes and References

1. Heslop . Kate . 2006 . Grettisfærsla: The handing on of Grettir . Saga-Book . XXX . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120065628/http://www.vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Saga-Book%20XXX.pdf . 20 January 2022.