Title: Origines islandicae; a collection of the more important sagas and other native writings relating to the settlement and early history of Iceland,
Authors: Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1827-1889; Powell, F. York 1850-1904,
Publisher: At the Clarendon Press,
Year: 1905
Subjects: Old Norse literature.; Sagas; Iceland History Sources.; America Discovery and exploration Norse.
Contents: vol. I. book 1. Settlement and settlers. Landnama-book, or The Book of settlements. Early genealogies from sagas. The Thorsness settlement. Mantissa: The tale of Garmund Hell-skin.--book 2. The old constitution. Libellus Islandorum. Primitive laws and customs. Early constitutional law. Nial and the Fifth court.--book 3. Conversion and the early church of Iceland. Cristne saga: The tale of Thorwald the Far-farer. Early church legends (Swade and the poor; Thorhall Knop; the tale of Thidrande) The lives of the first seven bishops of Scalholt: Hungrvaca, Þorláks saga, Póls saga. S. John of Holar's Life (Ioans saga). Second life of Thoriac (Oddaverja-þáttr). Fragments from Gunlaug's Life of S. John of Holar.