The Arthur of the North : the Arthurian legend in the Norse and Rus' realms

The Arthur of the North : the Arthurian legend in the Norse and Rus' realms / edited by Marianne E. Kalinke.

The book introduces the reader to the stories about King Arthur and his knights and the lovers Tristan and Isolt that flourished in the Scandinavian countries-in Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden-in the Middle Ages and in early modern times. The versions of the Arthurian legend that were popular...

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Other Authors: Kalinke, Marianne E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2011.
Series:Arthurian literature in the Middle Ages ; 5.
Subjects:
Geschichte.
Romances, Old Norse > History and criticism.
Old Norse literature > Translations.
Arthurian romances > History and criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > German.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Arthurian romances
Old Norse literature
Romances, Old Norse
Artusepik
Altrussisch.
Finnisch.
Skandinavische Sprachen.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Translations
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Introduction; The Introduction of the Arthurian Legend in Scandinavia; Sources, Translations, Redactions, Manuscript Transmission; Breta sögur and Merlínússpá; The Tristan Legend; The Translated Lais; The Old Norse-Icelandic Transmission of Chrétien de Troyes's Romances:Ívens saga, Erex saga, Parcevals saga with Valvens þáttr; The Old Swedish Hærra Ivan Leons riddare; Arthurian Echoes in Indigenous Icelandic Sagas; Arthurian Ballads, rímur, Chapbooks and Folktales; Arthurian Literature in East Slavic; General Bibliography; Index of Manuscripts; General Index.

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