Íslendingasögurnar
The Íslendingasögurnar, commonly known in English as the Sagas of Icelanders or simply Icelandic Sagas, are a collection of prose narratives written primarily in Old Norse. These literary works, composed between the 13th and 14th centuries, recount the lives of Icelandic settlers and their descendants during the Viking Age and the early Christian period. They offer a detailed and often dramatic glimpse into the society, culture, laws, and conflicts of medieval Iceland.
The sagas are not historical chronicles in the modern sense, but rather fictionalized accounts that blend historical
While a significant number of sagas exist, some of the most famous and influential include Njáls saga,