frásögnum

Frásögn is an Icelandic term meaning a narrative or account. Frásögnum is its plural form and is used to refer to multiple narratives or accounts. The concept encompasses both oral and written storytelling, including memoirs, folk tales, historical recollections, and fictional narratives. In Icelandic scholarship, frásögnum is often analyzed for structure, perspective, and cultural function.

Historically, Icelandic storytelling relied on oral transmission before being written down in sagas and contemporary literature. Frásögnum serve to preserve memory, convey communal values, and document personal experiences. In folklore, they appear as episodic recollections within larger narratives; in ethnography and journalism, they provide qualitative insight into social practices.

The term differentiates between individual narratives and a collection of them. In academic writing, researchers study frásögnum to explore voice, credibility, genre, and narrative techniques.

In modern media, frásögnum appear as podcasts, video testimonies, and online memoirs, continuing Icelandic traditions of storytelling and contributing to personal and collective identity.