Grettisfærsla ('The Handing on of Grettir') is an Old Icelandic poem, preserved in a fragmentary state only in the manuscript Eggertsbók. The poem concerns a character called Grettir and is referred to in chapter 52 of Grettis saga. [1]: 65 The poem is notable for its thematic focus on sex and the "indiscriminate sexuality" of its outlaw protagonist, expressed in direct, non-euphemistic language. [1]: 66
References
- ^ a b Heslop, Kate (2006). "Grettisfærsla: The handing on of Grettir" (PDF). Saga-Book. XXX. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022.
Further reading
- Heslop, Kate (2010). "Grettir in Ísafjörður: Grettisfærsla and Grettis saga". In Quinn, Judy; Lethbridge, Emily (eds.). Creating the medieval saga: versions, variability and editorial interpretations of Old Norse literature. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. pp. 213–36. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022.
Grettisfærsla ('The Handing on of Grettir') is an Old Icelandic poem, preserved in a fragmentary state only in the manuscript Eggertsbók. The poem concerns a character called Grettir and is referred to in chapter 52 of Grettis saga. [1]: 65 The poem is notable for its thematic focus on sex and the "indiscriminate sexuality" of its outlaw protagonist, expressed in direct, non-euphemistic language. [1]: 66
References
- ^ a b Heslop, Kate (2006). "Grettisfærsla: The handing on of Grettir" (PDF). Saga-Book. XXX. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022.
Further reading
- Heslop, Kate (2010). "Grettir in Ísafjörður: Grettisfærsla and Grettis saga". In Quinn, Judy; Lethbridge, Emily (eds.). Creating the medieval saga: versions, variability and editorial interpretations of Old Norse literature. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. pp. 213–36. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022.