Tema Vikings
In this tema, some texts were written in the Viking age, some were
written in the middle ages to summarize the Viking age, and some were
written a lot later (19th century), trying hard to emulate the old
style.
See also The World
of the Vikings.
På svenska: Olle Löfgren, Specialarbete om
vikingar, sista året i gymnasiet.
Westbound
Norwegian, Danish, and Icelandic vikings are known for their raids
and trades on Britain, Ireland, France, Greenland, and even North
America. Our best sources are the Icelandic sagas of which Project
Runeberg has published some, but more have been published by the
Icelandic project Netútgáfan.
There certainly also exist British, Irish and French sources that
tell about vikings. The Old English poem Beowulf is perhaps
the most wellknown, although it covers a period in time that is
earlier than viking age proper. It would be intreseting to learn more
about this literature, and perhaps to publish some of it. Send your ideas and suggestions
to Project Runeberg's editors!
See also the Electronic
Beowulf project.
Eastbound: Nestor's Chronicle (Nestorskrönikan)
Swedish vikings also went east across the Baltic Sea towards Finland,
Estonia, Latvia, Russia, and via the rivers to Ukraine, Turkey, and
Greece, as has been confirmed by archaeology. Swedish archaeologiest
Mats G. Larsson has
written several books on this fascinating topic.
One very interesting sources on the history of the Russian nation,
written by a man named Nestor who lived in Kiev some 800 or 1000 years
ago, is the Nestor's Chronicle. This is also an important
source of knowledge of early Nordic history, and would be interesting
for Project Runeberg to publish. The following editions are found in
the Royal Library in Stockholm.
- Nestorskrönikan
- Swedish translation by Gabriella Oxenstierna 1936, original title
Povest vremennych let
- republished 1998 in Eslöv, Sweden
- Nestors krønike
- beretningen om de svundne år, translation to Danish and commentary
by Gunnar O. Svane, published 1983 in Copenhagen
- Handbuch zur Nestorchronik
- Published by Ludolf Müller, Munich, Germany, 3 parts, 6 volumes,
1977--1986
- Die Nestor-Chronik
- Introduction and commentary by Dmitrij Tschizevskij, published
1969 in Wiesbaden, Germany
- Die altrussische Nestorchronik / Povest' vremennych let
- Translated to German and published by Reinhold Trautmann, 1951 in
Leipzig, Germany
- Nestorskrönikan
- Translation to Swedish by Axel Norrback, published
1919 in Stockholm
- Nestors russiske krønike
- Translation to Danish and commentary by C. W. Smith, published 1869
in Copenhagen
- La chronique de Nestor
- trad. d'après l'éd. impériale de St. Petersbourg, acc. de notes et
d'un recueil de pièces inédites touchant les anciennes relations de la
Russie avec la France, 2 volumes, published 1834--1835 in Paris
E-texts from Project Runeberg
- Bandmanna saga,
Icelandic
- Edda Sæmundar,
Icelandic
- Grænlendinga saga,
Icelandic
- Grænlendinga þáttur,
Icelandic
- Brate, Erik,
Eddan, De nordiska guda- och hjältesångerna,
Swedish
- Tegnér, Esaias,
Malmström, August,
Frithiofs saga, 1825
Nordic Authors from Project Runeberg
Project Runeberg, Wed Oct 5 19:04:34 2005
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