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This page indexes all of the content at sacred-texts related to Icelandic lore, including the Eddas and Sagas.
The Eddas
The Eddas are the primary texts for the study of Northern mythology.
The Poetic Edda Henry Adams Bellows, tr. [1936].
The Poetic Edda is also known as the Elder Edda. This is a complete version of this key text, scanned at sacred-texts. The translation is highly readable and has extensive, useful notes.
The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturlson; Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur, tr. [1916].
Also known as the Younger Edda.
The Sagas
The Sagas are historical legends, but often have supernatural or mythological elements. Besides being sophisticated and very enjoyable narrative literature, they also contain illuminating details of life in old Iceland.
The Story of the Volsungs with extracts from the Poetic Edda. by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson [1888].
The Story of Grettir the Strong translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris [1869].
The Story of Egil Skallagrimsson (Egil's Saga), Translated from the Icelandic by W.C. Green [1893]
Contributed by the Northvegr Félag
The Story of Burnt Njal Translated by George Webbe Dasent [1861]
The Story of Gisli the Outlaw by George Webbe Dasent [1866]
The Life and Death of Cormac the Skalda 110,951 bytes
The Story of Viga-Glum. Sir Edmund Head, translator [1866]
Contributed by the Northvegr Félag
The Norse Discovery of America by Arthur Middleton Reeves, North Ludlow Beamish, and Rasmus B. Anderson [1906]
All of the Sagas and documents relating to the Norse voyages to 'Vinland'.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/ice/index.htm
The Eddas
The Eddas are the primary texts for the study of Northern mythology.
The Poetic Edda Henry Adams Bellows, tr. [1936].
The Poetic Edda is also known as the Elder Edda. This is a complete version of this key text, scanned at sacred-texts. The translation is highly readable and has extensive, useful notes.
The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturlson; Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur, tr. [1916].
Also known as the Younger Edda.
The Sagas
The Sagas are historical legends, but often have supernatural or mythological elements. Besides being sophisticated and very enjoyable narrative literature, they also contain illuminating details of life in old Iceland.
The Story of the Volsungs with extracts from the Poetic Edda. by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson [1888].
The Story of Grettir the Strong translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris [1869].
The Story of Egil Skallagrimsson (Egil's Saga), Translated from the Icelandic by W.C. Green [1893]
Contributed by the Northvegr Félag
The Story of Burnt Njal Translated by George Webbe Dasent [1861]
The Story of Gisli the Outlaw by George Webbe Dasent [1866]
The Life and Death of Cormac the Skalda 110,951 bytes
The Story of Viga-Glum. Sir Edmund Head, translator [1866]
Contributed by the Northvegr Félag
The Norse Discovery of America by Arthur Middleton Reeves, North Ludlow Beamish, and Rasmus B. Anderson [1906]
All of the Sagas and documents relating to the Norse voyages to 'Vinland'.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/ice/index.htm