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The Book Of Settlements (Landnámabók) * translated by Hermann Pálsson and Paul Edwards (1972)

Category: asatru, history

Just like with the Islendingabók / Kristni Saga this is not really a great read. In most cases you will read something like:

206. Kolbein
Sigmund of Vestfold married Ingibjorg, daughter of Raud Rugga of Namdalen and sister of Thorstein Svarfad. Their son was Kolbein who went to Iceland and took possession of land between Grjot and Deildar Rivers, including Kolbeinsdale and Hjaltadale.

About 400 settlers are described with a… Continue reading The Book Of Settlements (Landnámabók) * translated by Hermann Pálsson and Paul Edwards (1972)

13 June 2009
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Íslendingabók and Kristni Saga * translated by Siân Grønlie (2006)

Category: asatru, history

There are some texts that I still need(ed) to read. The Íslendingabók was one of them, the Landnámabók is another (currently reading), the Flateyjarbók yet another. Grønlie presents translations of both The book of the Icelanders and The story of the conversion with a (too) lengthy introduction, a great many notes, a massive bibliography and a large index. Two short texts make a booklet of about a hundred pages. The… Continue reading Íslendingabók and Kristni Saga * translated by Siân Grønlie (2006)

8 June 2009
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