North Germanic literature

C20241
concept

North Germanic literature encompasses the written and oral literary traditions produced in the North Germanic languages (such as Old Norse, Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish), from medieval sagas and eddas to modern prose and poetry.

Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Old Norse poem 16
Old Norse saga 7
medieval Norse saga 3

Instances (31)

Instance Via concept surface
Old Norse literature
Hávamál Old Norse poem
Vafþrúðnismál Old Norse poem
Lokasenna Old Norse poem
Baldrs draumar Old Norse poem
Atlamál in grœnlenzku Old Norse poem
Hamðismál Old Norse poem
Völuspá Old Norse poem
Grímnismál Old Norse poem
Atlakviða Old Norse poem
Skírnismál Old Norse poem
Þrymskviða Old Norse poem
Helgakviða Hundingsbana I Old Norse poem
Hymiskviða Old Norse poem
Íslendingasögur Old Norse prose literature
Guðrúnarkviða Old Norse poem
Sigurðarkviða Old Norse poem
Saga of Halfdan the Black medieval Norse saga
Saga of Harald Fairhair Old Norse saga
Saga of Olaf Tryggvason Old Norse saga
Saga of Magnus the Good Old Norse saga
Saga of Inge, Son of Harald Old Norse saga
Saga of Harald Hardrada Old Norse saga
Saga of Magnus Barefoot medieval Norse saga
Saga of Sigurd the Crusader medieval Norse saga
Saga of Magnus Erlingsson Old Norse saga
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Swedish literature
Landnámabók Icelandic saga literature
Ynglinga saga Old Norse saga
Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860 Norwegian literature
Alvíssmál Old Norse poem