Hermann Pálsson 1921-2002

Overview

Works:	131 works in 842 publications in 6 languages and 13,726 library holdings
Genres:	Romances Sagas Fiction History Poetry Conference papers and proceedings Dictionaries 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 Magnús Magnússon( Book )

64 editions published between 1965 and 2003 in English and held by 1,539 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

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

44 editions published between 1966 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 944 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Njál's saga by Njall Stefansson( Book )

40 editions published between 1960 and 1989 in 4 languages and held by 815 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Laxdaela Saga by Magnús Magnússon( Book )

43 editions published between 1925 and 1987 in English and held by 712 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

15 editions published between 1968 and 1987 in English and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

28 editions published between 1978 and 1987 in English and held by 703 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Eyrbyggja saga by Hermann Pálsson( Book )

27 editions published between 1973 and 2006 in English and held by 632 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

Grettir's saga by Denton Fox( Book )

20 editions published between 1974 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 618 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

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

29 editions published between 1971 and 1983 in English and held by 566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

These stories date from the 13th century and fall into two distinct groups. The first three are set in pastoral society of native Iceland. The remaining four were written without first-hand knowledge of Scandinavia, and describe the adventures of Icelandic poets and peasants at the royal courts of Norway and Denmark. Pagan elements tightly woven into the pattern of Christian ethics give these stories their distinctive character and cohesion

Egil's saga by Snorri Sturluson( Book )

24 editions published between 1976 and 1988 in English and Undetermined and held by 502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The story of Egil Skallgrimsson born in AD 901 and died about 982. Includes some genealogy

Hrolf Gautreksson, a Viking romance( Book )

14 editions published in 1972 in English and held by 452 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Göngu-Hrolfs saga( Book )

12 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Arrow-Odd: a medieval novel by called Örvar-Oddr ODDR( Book )

6 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 354 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

Seven Viking romances by Hermann Pálsson( Book )

8 editions published in 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The book of settlements : Landnámabók by Ari Þorgilsson( Book )

27 editions published between 1972 and 2012 in English and held by 286 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 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

15 editions published between 1986 and 1990 in English and held by 262 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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

Om Orkney- og Shetlandsøerne, Færøerne og Island

Lexikon der altnordischen Literatur by Rudolf Simek( Book )

17 editions published between 1987 and 2007 in German and held by 214 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In diesem Band wird der Gesamtbereich der altnordischen Literatur von den Anfängen bis ca. 1600 n. Chr. mit Artikeln über Autoren (Skalden), Werke Sammlungen (Edda), Begriffe (Strophenformen) usw. mit ausführlichen Literaturangaben erfasst

The Confederates & Hen-Thorir( Book )

9 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 210 WorldCat member libraries worldwide