Íslendinga saga
Íslendinga saga (Saga of Icelanders) makes up a large part of Sturlunga saga, a compilation of secular contemporary sagas written in thirteenth-century Iceland. The terminus ante quem of the compilation is disputed (between the options 1308 or 1353).[1]
Íslendinga saga has been a major source of material for historians concerning events in early 13th century
If the author was Sturla Þórðarson (which is generally agreed), he spoke of himself, like Julius Caesar, in the third person. He can be understood as a particularly well informed source, since he was related to or befriended with most of the participants in the politics of the era. Other sources confirm that by calling him a model of moderation.[2]
References
- ^ Þorláksson, Helgi (2012). "Sturlunga - tilurð og markmið". Gripla. 23: 53–92. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Islendinga Saga: A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth (Jón Jóhannesson, author; Haraldur Bessason, translator. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press. 1974)
Other sources
- Vigfússon, Guðbrandur; Sturla Þórðarson (2010) Sturlunga Saga: Including the Islendinga Saga of Lawman Sturla Thordsson and Other Works, Volume 1 (Nabu Press) ISBN 978-1-143-71844-1
- Þórðarson, Sturla (2008) Sturlunga Saga: Including the Islendinga Saga of Lawman Sturla Thordsson and Other Works, Volume II (BiblioBazaar) ISBN 978-0-559-38944-3
- Torearson, Sturla (2008) Sturlunga Saga: Including the Islendinga Saga of Lawman Sturla Thordsson and Other Works, Volume II (BiblioLife) ISBN 978-0-559-38946-7
See also
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