Kjalnesinga saga explained

Kjalnesinga saga (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈcʰalˌnɛːsiŋka ˈsaːɣa/) is one of the sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur). It is preserved in a parchment manuscript AM 471 4to.^{[1] [2]}

The work concerns historical ages from the ninth to eleventh centuries, and was composed in the fourteenth century, among the last group of sagas composed.^{[3] [4]} The saga is about Búi Andríðsson, his wife Fríðr and his son Jökull Búason. The story takes place in Iceland and Norway. Búi becomes a chieftain of Iceland but dies in a quarrel with his son Jökul. The tale continues with the adventures of Jökul in the short story (þáttr) Jökuls þáttr Búasonar.^{[5] [6]}

Translations

• Book: Waggoner, Ben. Sagas of Giants and Heroes. 2010. Troth Publications. New Haven, CT. 978-0578059334. (Saga of the People of Kjalarnes, pp. 21–52)

External links

• Proverbs in Kjalnesinga saga
• Full text at the Icelandic Saga Database

Notes and References

1. Book: Du Chaillu, Paul B.. The Viking Age. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1889. 1. New York. xvii. Internet Archive.
2. Web site: Kjalnesinga saga . mms.is . December 1, 2019.
3. Book: Lönnroth, Lars. Njáls Saga. University of California Press. 1976. 0-520-02708-6. London. 209. registration. Internet Archive.
4. Book: Craigie, W. A.. The Religious of Ancient Scandinavia. Constable & Company, Ltd.. 1914. London. 42. In the late and fictitious Kjalnesinga Saga there is given a similar description of a temple, which may possibly have some basis in local tradition.. Internet Archive.
5. Web site: Kjalnesinga saga . vefir.mms.is. December 1, 2019.
6. Web site: Jökuls þáttr Búasonar. heimskringla.no . Guðni Jónsson . December 1, 2019.