The saga of St. Jón of Hólar / translated by Margaret Cormack ; with an introduction by Peter Foote.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Foote, Peter, 1924-2009, writer of introduction.

Cormack, Margaret (Margaret Jean), translator.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies (Series) ; v. 579.

Medieval and Renaissance texts and studies ; Volume 579

Language:

English

Old Norse

Subjects (All):

Jón Ögmundsson, helgi, 1052-1121.

Jón Ögmundsson.

Sagas--Translations into English.

Sagas.

Sagas--Translations into English--History and criticism.

Genre:

Translations.

Physical Description:

x, 218 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tempe, Arizona : Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2021.

Summary:

This volume contains a translation of the version of the Saga of St. Jon of Holar that is probably closest to the first Latin vita. It is only the second saga of an Icelandic episcopal saint to appear in a modern translation in the present century. The volume consists of two parts, the first comprising a general introduction and a translation by Margaret Cormack. The second part provides a detailed scholarly analysis of the manuscripts, contents, style, and literary connections of the saga by the late Peter Foote, one of the foremost scholars of Old Norse and Icelandic literature. The Jons saga was written in the early thirteenth century, nearly a century after the death of its protagonist, the first bishop of the diocese of Holar in Northern Iceland. The author of the saga combined Latin learning with native folklore to produce a readable narrative that is contemporary with the earliest family and contemporary sagas. This text provides valuable insight into the religious life of ordinary Icelanders in the thirteenth century, and the introduction corrects common misconceptions about ecclesiastical history and the cult of saints in Iceland. It will be of value to scholars of medieval Icelandic literature, hagiography, and history.- back cover

Notes:

Translated from the Old Norse.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-212) and index.

British Library not licensed to copy 0.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780866986373

0866986375

OCLC:

1263782765

Publisher Number:

99990694052