Anonymous, Úlfhams saga

Aðalheiður Guðmundsdóttir (University of Iceland)

Ed. by Ármann Jakobsson, University of Iceland
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.4: Icelandic Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Ármann Jakobsson (University of Iceland), Sven Hakon Rossel (Universitat Wien), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (University College London)

Dates

First circulation or publication c. 1300

Places

Iceland (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Prose Fiction Narrative

Resources

Shaped by the conceptual world of old Scandinavian legend, Úlfhams saga derives its material from a rich medieval narrative tradition. It is now extant in rímur that were pobably composed in the second half of the fortheenth century and three different prose redactions from the seventeenth, eighteenth, and ninteenth centuries. Two of these derive from the rímur (amongst other sources), whereas the third version is probably based on rímur-derived oral source. These redactions, usually referred to as A, B and C-version, differ significantly in content and style. The rímur associated with the saga are known as Úlfhams rímur (literally, ‘The rímur of Wolf-Coat’) or Vargst&…

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Citation: Guðmundsdóttir, Aðalheiður. "Úlfhams saga". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 03 November 2022 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=40714, accessed 14 May 2024.]

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