Heilagramannasögur in the context of "Saga"

⭐ In the context of Sagas, *Heilagramannasögur* is considered a subgenre primarily dedicated to the recounting of…

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⭐ Core Definition: Heilagramannasögur

Saints' sagas (Old Norse heilagra manna sögur) are a genre of Old Norse sagas comprising the prose hagiography of medieval western Scandinavia.

The corpus of such sagas and their manuscript attestations was surveyed by Ole Widding, Hans Bekker-Nielsen, L. K. Shook in 1963. Their work revealed over 100 different saints' lives, mostly based on Latin sources. Few are of Icelandic saints, with only Jón Ögmundarson (d. 1121), Þorlákr Þórhallsson (d. 1193), and Guðmundr Arason (d. 1237) being candidates.

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👉 Heilagramannasögur in the context of Saga

Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia.

The most famous saga-genre is the sagas of Icelanders, which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between Icelandic families. However, sagas' subject matter is diverse, including pre-Christian Scandinavian legends; saints and bishops both from Scandinavia and elsewhere; Scandinavian kings and contemporary Icelandic politics; and chivalric romances either translated from Continental European languages or composed locally.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Saga ← Norse saga
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Old Norse → Saga → Prose → Hagiography → Jón Ögmundarson → Þorlákr Þórhallsson → Guðmundr Arason →