The Arthur of the North
The Arthurian Legend in the Norse and Rus’ Realms
Distributed for University of Wales Press
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Introduction
Marianne E. Kalinke
1. The Introduction of the Arthurian Legend in Scandinavia
Marianne E. Kalinke
2. Sources, Translations, Redactions, Manuscript Transmission
Marianne E. Kalinke
3. Breta sögur and Merlínússpá
Stefanie Gropper
4. The Tristan Legend
Geraldine Barnes
5. The Translated Lais
Carolyne Larrington
6. The Old Norse-Icelandic Transmission of Chrétien de Troyes’s Romances: Ívens saga, Erex saga, Parcevals saga with Valvens þáttr
Claudia Bornholdt
7. The Old Swedish Hærra Ivan Leons riddare
William Layher
8. Arthurian Echoes in Indigenous Icelandic Sagas
Marianne E. Kalinke
9. Arthurian Ballads, rímur, Chapbooks and Folktales
M. J. Driscoll
10. Arthurian Literature in East Slavic
Susana Torres Prieto
General Bibliography
Marianne E. Kalinke
Index of Manuscripts
General Index
“[These articles] are all first rate contributions. . . . [Arthur of the North] is essential reading not only for those interested in comparative Arthurian studies, but also for those who have any interest in medieval Scandinavian literature.”
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