Norsemen Landing in Iceland, by Oscar Arnold Wergeland, 1877
Author
Anonymous
Translator
Paul Edwards, Hermann Palsson, William Morris, Eirikr Magnusson
Country
Iceland
Language
Icelandic, Old Norse
Genre
Icelandic Saga, Icelandic literature
Publication date
13th to 14th Century
Eyrbyggja saga (Old Norse pronunciation:[ˈœyrˌbyɡːjɑˈsɑɣɑ]; Icelandic pronunciation:[ˈeirˌpɪcːaˈsaːɣa]ⓘ) is one of the Icelanders' sagas; its title can be translated as The Saga of the People of Eyri.[1] It was written by an anonymous writer, who describes a long-standing feud between Snorri Goði and Arnkel Goði, two strong chieftains within the Norse community that settled in Iceland. The title is slightly misleading as it deals also with the clans from Þórsnes and Alptafjörðr on Iceland. The most central character is Snorri Þorgrímsson, referred to as Snorri Goði and Snorri the Priest. Snorri was the nephew of the hero of Gísla saga, and is also featured prominently in Njáls saga and Laxdœla saga. Another main interest of the Eyrbyggja Saga is to trace a few key families as they settled Iceland, specifically around the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
The Saga is usually not regarded as artistically equal to Egil's saga, Njáls saga and Laxdæla saga. Nevertheless, it is valued for many reasons, including its historical and folkloric elements. The saga is characterized by a distinct interest in old lore, rituals, pagan practices and superstitions. The saga includes several references to the colonization of Greenland and one reference to an expedition to Vinland. It also mentions a journey by Guðleifr Guðlaugsson and his crew to Great Ireland, which was said to exist beyond Vinland.
Sections of the Eyrbyggja Saga have survived in fragments from the 13th century and in numerous manuscripts from the 14th century.[2][3]
Eyrbyggjasaga (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈœyrˌbyɡːjɑ ˈsɑɣɑ]; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈeirˌpɪcːa ˈsaːɣa] ) is one of the Icelanders' sagas; its title...
Sumarliðason in Laxdæla saga; Þórólfr bægifótr (lame-foot) or the ghosts of Fróðá in Eyrbyggjasaga. Both these occur in the Eyrbyggjasaga. Note similarity...
Grettis saga and Þórólfr bægifótr in Eyrbyggjasaga. Aptrgǫngur are not always monstrous, however, as in the case of Gunnar Hámundarson in Njal's saga: Now...
2014). The other attestation of reginnaglar is in the Icelandic sagaEyrbyggjasaga, which relates the use of reginnaglar in the construction of a temple...
the mythical Wendish ruler Burislav. Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa and Eyrbyggjasaga agree with all previously mentioned versions by making Styrbjörn take...
relatives. Ketill was also depicted in such works as the Laxdæla saga, Eyrbyggjasaga and the Saga of Erik the Red, while his genealogy was described in detail...
other Icelandic sagas. Works such as Njáls saga and the Laxdæla saga give many details, but their accuracy has been disputed. Eyrbyggjasaga details the transition...
ghosts (Draugr) are capable of haunting the living. In both Laxdæla Saga and EyrbyggjaSaga, connections are drawn between pagan burials and hauntings. In...
oaths in the district were to be sworn, according to the 13th-century EyrbyggjaSaga. A magical ring in Germanic mythology is the arm ring Draupnir, worn...
the Viking Age are portrayed in Icelandic sagas of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Eyrbyggjasaga, for example, portrays accounts of the compromises...
Greenland, and remained with Eirik the Red during the winter. In the Eyrbyggjasaga, Gudleif Gudlaugson with his crew had attempted to sail from Dublin...
1030) was an Icelandic Viking. He appears in the Sagas of Icelanders, in particular the Eyrbyggjasaga. According to Irish tradition, Asbrandsson was a...
Scandinavia and Europe AD 700–1100. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-40782-0. EyrbyggjaSaga, Chapter 37. P.H. Sawyer (2002). Kings and Vikings: Scandinavia and...
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