Skjaldar þáttr Danakonungs.: A lost fornaldarsaga?

Philip Thomas Lavender

Skjaldar þáttr Danakonungs. A lost fornaldarsaga?

Philip Thomas Lavender

Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics

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Abstract

In this article I discuss a reference in Illuga saga Gríðarfóstra to a Skjaldar þáttur ok Hermanns. Previous commentators have said that this reference is either made up or alludes to a now lost saga. I show that the reference to the saga is not a fabrication: the narrative of Skjöldr and Hermann exists in several different forms present in post-medieval manuscripts. A diplomatic edition of one of the earliest texts is provided here.

Translated title of the contribution	Skjaldar þáttr Danakonungs.: En forntidsaga, der var gået tabt?
Original language	English
Journal	Opuscula - Bibliotheca Arnamagnæana
Volume	14
Pages (from-to)	89-103
Number of pages	15
ISSN	1398-5345
Publication status	Published - 12 Apr 2016

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