Njáls saga
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Njáls saga is one of the most famous Icelandic sagas, recounting complex blood feuds, legal disputes, and family conflicts in medieval Iceland with a strong focus on law, honor, and fate.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Njáls saga canonical | 4 |
| Brennu-Njáls saga | 2 |
| Njals saga | 1 |
| Saga of Burnt Njáll | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Icelandic saga
ⓘ
family saga ⓘ medieval literary work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Njáls saga
ⓘ
surface form:
Brennu-Njáls saga
|
| associatedInstitution | Althing ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
burning of Njáll and his family at Bergþórshvoll
ⓘ
killing of Gunnar at Hlíðarendi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iceland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the most famous Icelandic sagas ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | late 13th century ⓘ |
| genre |
prose narrative
ⓘ
saga literature ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
modern Icelandic translations
ⓘ
radio and audio dramatizations ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasManuscript |
Möðruvallabók
ⓘ
Reykjabók ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
conversion to Christianity
ⓘ
honor culture ⓘ prophecy and foreknowledge ⓘ |
| hasStructure | multi-generational narrative ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern Icelandic national identity
ⓘ
scholarship on medieval law ⓘ |
| language |
Old Icelandic
ⓘ
Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Icelandic Commonwealth literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christianization
ⓘ
blood feuds ⓘ family conflict ⓘ fate ⓘ honor ⓘ law ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
assembly proceedings at the Althing
ⓘ
legal disputes ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Bergþóra Skarphéðinsdóttir
ⓘ
Hallgerd Höskuldsdóttir ⓘ
surface form:
Hallgerður Höskuldsdóttir
Kári Sölmundarson ⓘ Skarphéðinn Njálsson ⓘ |
| placeOfManuscriptTradition | Iceland ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Gunnar Hámundarson
ⓘ
Njáll Þorgeirsson ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Viking Age Iceland ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Iceland ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Old Norse studies
ⓘ
legal history ⓘ medieval literature ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Njáls saga
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Saga of Burnt Njáll
|
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brennu-Njáls saga
this entity surface form:
Njals saga
this entity surface form:
Brennu-Njáls saga
this entity surface form:
Saga of Burnt Njáll