Gutasaga

E72576

Gutasaga is a medieval Old Gutnish saga that recounts the legendary origins, history, and laws of the people of Gotland.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Gutasaga and Guta lag 1

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Gutnish literature
historical source
medieval text
saga
associatedWith Gutalagen
contains accounts of emigration from Gotland
legal customs of the Gutes
origin myth of Gotland
treaty traditions with the Swedish king
countryOfOrigin Gotland
culturalContext medieval Gotlandic society
describes history of the people of Gotland
laws of the people of Gotland
origins of the people of Gotland
relationship between Gotland and the Swedish kingdom
ethnicGroupDescribed Gutes
genre saga literature
geographicalFocus Gotland
surface form: island of Gotland
hasForm historical-legendary narrative
language Old Gutnish
legalContent customary law of Gotland
literaryTradition Old Norse–Icelandic saga tradition
narrativeForm prose
partOf medieval Scandinavian literature
primaryFocus identity of the Gutes
political status of Gotland
region Baltic Sea
religiousContext transition from paganism to Christianity on Gotland
subject Gotland
timePeriodDescribed early Christianization of Gotland
legendary past of Gotland
writtenInScript Latin alphabet

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gutes associatedDocument Gutasaga
Old Gutnish attestedIn Gutasaga
Old Gutnish hasNotableText Gutasaga
Gutalagen relatedTo Gutasaga
Gutes source Gutasaga
this entity surface form: Gutasaga and Guta lag