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Lögberg (Law Rock) at Þingvellir, looking towards Þingvallavatn
Þingvellir is a rift valley in South West Iceland, and the original site of the Alþingi (Icelandic Parliament), which was established at Þingvellir in c. 930. Lögberg (Law Rock) was a prominent natural platform for the Lawspeaker to preside over…
Illustration of the Alþingi in session on a tourist information board in Þingvellir
Illustration by Gylfi Gislason as part of a larger tourist information board in the Þingvellir Rift Valley
Painting by W.G. Collingwood 'Alþing in Session'
Via Wikimedia Commons: Recoloured crop of larger painting showing a romanticised view of the 11th century Althing (Viking parliament) in session. More information at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Law_speaker.jpg
Lögberg (Law Rock) at Þingvellir, looking North
Þingvellir is a rift valley in South West Iceland, and the original site of the Alþingi (Icelandic Parliament), which was established at Þingvellir in c. 930. Lögberg (Law Rock) was a prominent natural platform for the Lawspeaker to preside over…
Blog: God of Wednesday
Nancie Marie Brown's blog about Viking Age and modern Iceland.
Poster for Grettir theatreplay based on the Icelandic saga
Billed as 'A theatreplay based on one of the most famous Icelandic sagas', written and produced by Elfar Logi Hannesson for Comedytheatre. Poster seen in the Westfjords.
Grettir Theatre-Play Trailer (English)
The Comedytheatre in the Westfjords of Iceland will perform in English the powerful play Grettir every Wednesday this summer in Isafjordur. Shows will be in Edinborg Cultural Centre Isafjordur and starts at 20.00 every Wednesday. Tickets avalible at…
Wiki: Heimskringla
Heimskringla is an online collection of Old Norse source material.
Njálurefill: Njálssaga á refli
A tapestry of Njál's saga is being created. When the tapestry is finished it will be displayed at the Icelandic Saga Centre in Hvolsvöllur. The website has photographs of the work in progress and more information about the tapestry.
Vatnsdæla á refli
The website for Vatnsdæla saga depicted on a tapestry.
Blog: The Saga-Steads of Iceland
Emily Lethbridge's blog of how she travelled around Iceland reading the sagas at the locations where they took place.
Blog: Books and Boots
A blog with descriptions of, and links to items about, the Icelandic sagas.
22. Vikings / The European Prospect, 1000
The Early Middle Ages, 284--1000 (HIST 210)
In the first part of this lecture, Professor Freedman discusses the emergence of the Vikings from Scandinavia in the ninth and tenth centuries. The Vikings were highly adaptive, raiding (the…
In the first part of this lecture, Professor Freedman discusses the emergence of the Vikings from Scandinavia in the ninth and tenth centuries. The Vikings were highly adaptive, raiding (the…
Blog post: Norse Sagas and Whey Vats
A post about vats in the Norse sagas from the Medieval Cheese blog.
Icelandic Saga Map Project
The Icelandic Saga Map project has created an interactive map of the Icelandic sagas, linking places on the map to events in the sagas.
Ólafs saga helga
The text of St Olaf's saga in modern Icelandic
The Saga of Olaf Haraldson translated by Samuel Laing
This item links to Laing's translation of St Olaf's saga. It is an old translation. The translator has been quite free in interpreting the Old Norse text.
Heimskringla Volume II Óláfr Haraldsson (The Saint) translated by Alison Finlay and Anthony Faulkes
A modern translation of St Olaf's saga available as a freely downloadable pdf from the Viking Society for Northern Research
Viking Society for Northern Research Web Publications
Digital copies of publications produced by the Viking Society for Northern Research, including 'Saga Book' vols. I–XXXVIII, 'A New Introduction to Old Norse', a number of significant texts in translation, and various other articles, essays, and…
Guide to the classics: the Icelandic saga
A brief introduction to the Icelandic sagas.