Stories and Ballads of the Far Past / Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes
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- STORIES AND BALLADS OF THE FAR PAST
- TRANSLATED FROM THE NORSE (ICELANDIC AND FAROESE) WITH INTRODUCTIONS AND NOTES
- N. KERSHAW
- CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1921
- Preface
- PART I SAGAS
- PART II BALLADS
- TO MY SISTER
- PART I SAGAS
- THE SAGAS
- GENERAL INTRODUCTION
- INTRODUCTION TO THE THÁTTR OF NORNAGEST
- THE THÁTTR OF NORNAGEST°
- INTRODUCTION TO THE THÁTTR OF SÖRLI
- THE THÁTTR OF SÖRLI°
- INTRODUCTION TO THE SAGA OF HROMUND GREIPSSON
- THE SAGA OF HROMUND GREIPSSON°
- INTRODUCTION TO THE SAGA OF HERVÖR AND HEITHREK
- THE SAGA OF HERVÖR AND HEITHREK°
- APPENDIX TO PART I THE COMBAT AT SAMSØ AND HJALMAR'S DEATH SONG
- PART II BALLADS
- BALLADS
- GENERAL INTRODUCTION
- INTRODUCTION TO GRÍPLUR I
- GRÍPLUR I°
- INTRODUCTION TO THE FAROESE BALLAD OF NORNAGEST
- Nornagests Rima
- THE FAROESE BALLAD OF NORNAGEST°
- INTRODUCTION TO THE BALLAD OF HJALMAR AND ANGANTYR
- The Ballad of Hjalmar and Angantyr
- THE BALLAD OF HJALMAR AND ANGANTYR°
- INTRODUCTION TO THE DANISH BALLAD OF ANGELFYR AND HELMER THE WARRIOR
- ANGELFYR AND HELMER THE WARRIOR°
- INTRODUCTION TO THE FAROESE BALLAD OF ARNGRIM'S SONS
- The Ballad of Arngrim's Sons
- Variations of Refrain of The Ballad of Arngrim's Sons
- THE BALLAD OF ARNGRIM'S SONS.°
- INTRODUCTION TO THE FAROESE RIDDLE BALLAD (GÁTU RÍMA)
- GÁTU RÍMA.°
- INTRODUCTION TO THE SHETLAND BALLAD OF HILDINA
- THE SHETLAND BALLAD OF HILDINA°
- NOTES°
- THE THÁTTR OF NORNAGEST°
- THE THÁTTR OF SÖRLI°
- THE SAGA OF HROMUND GREIPSSON°
- SAGA OF HERVÖR AND HEITHREK°
- GRIPLUR I°
- THE FAROESE BALLAD OF NORNAGEST°
- THE BALLAD OF HJALMAR AND ANGANTYR°
- THE DANISH BALLAD OF ANGELFYR AND HELMER°
- THE FAROESE BALLAD OF ARNGRIM'S SONS°
- THE FAROESE GATU RIMA°
- HILDINA°
- EDITIONS OF TEXTS USED FOR TRANSLATIONS PART I
- PART II
- NOTE: TRANSLATIONS
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