The Arthur of the North: The Arthurian Legend in the Norse and Rus' Realms

by Marianne E. Kalinke and Vinaver Trust

In The Arthur of the North, Marianne E. Kalinke offers the first book-length study of the Arthurian literature translated from French and Latin into Old Norse-Icelandic in the thirteenth century. Preserved mostly in Icelandic manuscripts, in early modern times these Scandinavian Arthurian legends inspired the composition of narrative poems and chapbooks in Denmark, Iceland, and Norway, chiefly of the Tristan legend. The importation of Arthurian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783167874
• ISBN13: 9781783167876
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.5"