Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar
Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar is the name of several
Latin lives of Óláfr Tryggvason were written by Oddr Snorrason and by Gunnlaugr Leifsson; both are now lost, but are thought to have formed the basis of Old Norse sagas on his life including in the collection of texts referred to as Heimskringla by scholars. The longest is Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta (The Greatest Saga of Óláfr Tryggvason), found in the Flateyjarbók, Bergsbók, and other manuscripts.
Latin
Oddr Snorrason
An account of Óláfr's life was written in
Gunnlaugr Leifsson
Gunnlaugr Leifsson also composed a Latin biography of Óláfr Tryggvason. This work is now lost but it is believed to have been an expansion of that written by his monastic brother, Oddr Snorrason. Snorri Sturluson made use of Gunnlaugr's work when composing his Heimskringla and sections of Gunnlaugr's work were incorporated into Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta.[4] Some parts are also thought to survive in Vatnsdæla saga.[1]
Old Norse
Fagrskinna
The saga of Óláfr Tryggvason in the early 13th century Fagrskinna is thought to be based on Oddr Snorrason's.[1]
Heimskringla
Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla (c. 1230s) includes an Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar.
Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta
It contains detail on Óláfr's conversion to Christianity and of his efforts to convert Norway, including many stories, among them that of the skald
See also
- Óláfsdrápa Tryggvasonar, poem in the Bergsbók
- The Saga of King Olaf, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
References
- ^ a b c d Jakobsson & Jakobsson 2017, p. 77.
- ^ Hoops 2003, p. 66.
- ^ Turville-Petre 1953, p. 191.
- ^ Simpson 2004, p. 166.
- ^ Vries 1967, p. 247.
Sources
- Simpson, Jacqueline (2004) [1973], Newall, Venetia (ed.), "Olaf Tryggvason versus the Powers of Darkness", The Witch Figure: Folklore Essays by a Group of Scholars in England Honouring the 75th Birthday of Katherine M Briggs, Routledge, pp. 165–187, ISBN 0-415-33074-2
- Hoops, Johannes, ed. (2003), Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde (in German), vol. 22, Walter de Gruyter, ISBN 3-11-017351-4
- Jakobsson, Ármann; Jakobsson, Sverrir, eds. (2017), The Routledge Research Companion to the Medieval Icelandic Sagas
- Turville-Petre, G. (1953), Origins of Icelandic Literature, Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780198111146
- Vries, Jan de (1967), Altnordische Literaturgeschichte (in German), vol. 2 (2nd ed.), Walter de Gruyter, ISBN 9783110001709
Manuscripts
- Oddr Snorrason
- AM 310 4to
- Stock. Perg. 4to no. 18
- Uppsala University Library, DG 4-7
- Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta
- AM 53 fol.
- AM 54 fol.
- AM 61 fol.
- GKS 1005 fol. (Flateyjarbók)
- Stock. Perg. fol. no. 1 (Bergsbók)
Editions
- Oddr Snorrason
- Finnur Jónsson, ed. (1932). Saga Ólafs Tryggvasonar af Oddr Snorrason munk. Copenhagen.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Groth, P., ed. (1985). Saga Olafs konungs Tryggvasonar er ritaði Oddr muncer. Christiania: Grøndahl &Søn. pp. 49–50.
- Guðni Jónsson, ed. (1957). Konunga sögur. Vol. 1/3. Íslendingasaganaútgáfan. pp. 80–85.
- Holtsmark, Anne, ed. (1974). Olav Tryggvasons saga etter AM 310 qv. Oslo: Selskapet til utgivelse av gamle norske håndskrifter.
- Munch, P. A., ed. (1853). Saga Olafs konungs Tryggvasunar: Kong Olaf Tryggvesöns saga forfattet paa latin henimod slutningen af det tolfte arrhundrede af Odd Snorreson. Christiania: Brøgger & Christie. pp. 25–26.
- Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta
- Finnur Jónsson, ed. (1930). Flateyjarbók (Codex Flateyensis: MS No 1005 fol. in the Old Royal Collection in the Royal Library of Copenhagen. Copenhagen: Levin & Munksgaard.
- Lindblad, Gustaf, ed. (1963). Bergsbók: Perg. fol. nr. 1 in the Royal Library, Stockholm. Copenhagen: Rosenhilde and Bagger.
- Ólafur Halldórsson, ed. (1958–61). Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta. Editiones Arnamagnæanæ, Ser. A. Vol. 1–2. Copenhagen: Munksgaard. pp. 313–322.
- Ólafur Halldórsson, ed. (1982). The great saga of Olaf Tryggvason and Olaf the Saint: AM 61 fol. Copenhagen: Rosenkilde and Bagger.
Translation
- Oddr Snorrason
- Andersson, Theodore M. (2003). The saga of Olaf Tryggvason by Oddr Snorrason. Islandica. Vol. 52. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. pp. 77–79. ISBN 0801441498.