Hermann Pálsson 1921-2002

Overview

Works:	187 works in 862 publications in 5 languages and 13,860 library holdings
Genres:	Romances Sagas Fiction History Poetry Sources Conference papers and proceedings Criticism, interpretation, etc Biography Folklore
Roles:	Translator, Author, Editor, Other, Author of introduction, Honoree, Composer
Classifications:	PT7269.E3, 839.63

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Hermann Pálsson

Sagnaskemmtun : studies in honour of Hermann Pálsson on his 65th birthday, 26th May 1986( Book )
The book of settlements = Landnámabók by Ari Þorgilsson( Book )

Most widely held works by Hermann Pálsson

The Vinland sagas : the Norse discovery of America by Grænlendinga þáttr( Book )

31 editions published between 1965 and 2003 in English and held by 1,419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Includes translations of the two sagas, introductory note outlining historical background, and lists of personal names and place names used in the sagas

The book of settlements = Landnámabók by Ari Þorgilsson( )

18 editions published between 1972 and 2012 in English and held by 990 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Njál's saga by Magnús Magnússon( Book )

39 editions published between 1960 and 1989 in 4 languages and held by 809 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An Icelandic family saga, probably from the 13th century, in a modern translation

Grettir's saga by Denton Fox( Book )

22 editions published between 1974 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 739 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A new English translation based on Guoni Jonsson's edition in the Islenzk Fornrit series (Reykjavik, 1936). Also includes genealogies, a study of the legal system, and a critical assessment of the saga. This, the last of the great Icelandic sagas, was probably written about 1325

Gautrek's saga, and other medieval tales by Hermann Pálsson( Book )

16 editions published between 1968 and 1987 in English and held by 709 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Orkneyinga saga : the history of the Earls of Orkney( Book )

27 editions published between 1978 and 1987 in English and held by 698 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Laxdaela Saga( Book )

39 editions published between 1925 and 1987 in English and held by 696 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Eyrbyggja saga by Hermann Pálsson( Book )

25 editions published between 1973 and 2006 in English and held by 649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An Icelandic saga that mixes realism with wild gothic imagination and history with eerie tales of hauntings. It dramatizes a 13th century view of the past, from the pagan anarchy of the Viking age to the settlement of Iceland, the coming of Christianity and the beginnings of organized society

King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway by Snorri Sturluson( Book )

24 editions published between 1966 and 2005 in English and held by 632 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hrafnkel's saga and other Icelandic stories by Hermann Pálsson( Book )

27 editions published between 1971 and 1983 in English and held by 586 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Written around the thirteenth century AD by Icelandic monks, the seven tales collected here offer a combination of pagan elements tightly woven into the pattern of Christian ethics. They take as their subjects figures who are heroic, but do not fit into the mould of traditional heroes. Some stories concern characters in Iceland - among them Hrafknel's Saga, in which a poor man's son is murdered by his powerful neighbour, and Thorstein the Staff-Struck, which describes an ageing warrior's struggle to settle into a peaceful rural community. Others focus on the adventures of Icelanders abroad, including the compelling Audun's Story, which depicts a farmhand's pilgrimage to Rome. These fascinating tales deal with powerful human emotions, suffering and dignity at a time of profound transition, when traditional ideals were gradually yielding to a more peaceful pastoral lifestyle

Egil's saga by Snorri Sturluson( Book )

11 editions published between 1976 and 1988 in English and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The nutcrackers and sugar-tongs suddenly decide to leave their place at the table and go off on horses, leaving the household behind in chaos and confusion

Hrolf Gautreksson, a Viking romance( Book )

14 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 459 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Göngu-Hrolfs saga( Book )

12 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 386 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Seven Viking romances by Hermann Pálsson( Book )

8 editions published in 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Arrow-Odd: a medieval novel by Orvar-Odds Saga. English( Book )

5 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 352 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

First complete English translation of 14 century Icelandic tale of Arrow-Odd who was given a life span of 300 years

King Harald's saga; Harald Hardradi of Norway. From Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla by Snorri Sturluson( Book )

18 editions published between 1966 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 324 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The book of settlements : Landnámabók by Hermann Pálsson( Book )

17 editions published between 1972 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 276 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

First compiled in the 12th century and later expanded, describes the birth of the Icelandic nation in the Viking Age. This translation based on version of Sturla Thordarson (1214-84)

Edinburgh studies in English and Scots( Book )

7 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 268 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Vikings in Russia : Yngvar's saga and Eymund's saga by Hermann Pálsson( Book )

14 editions published between 1986 and 1990 in English and held by 256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Northern and western isles in the Viking world : survival, continuity, and change( Book )

9 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 242 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Om Orkney- og Shetlandsøerne, Færøerne og Island