The growth of the medieval Icelandic sagas (1180-1280) /
Andersson, Theodore Murdock,1934-
Ithaca, N.Y. ; London : Cornell University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-225) and index.
From hagiography to hero : Odd Snorrason's saga Olaf Tryggvason -- Sanctifying a Viking chieftain : the oldest/legendary saga of Saint Olaf -- Creating personalities : the saga age Icelanders -- Defining political identities : the saga of King Magnús and King Harald -- Political ambiguities : Egils saga Skallagrímssonar -- Turning inward : Ljósvetninga saga -- Gilding an age : Laxdøla saga -- Two views of Icelandic history : Eyrbyggja saga and Vatnsdæla saga -- Pondering justice : Hænsa-Þóris saga, Bandamanna saga, and Hrafnkels saga -- Demythologizing the tradition : Njáls saga.
Sagas