Bókastaðir

Families and Feuds

The East

• Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða The Saga of Hrafnkel Freysgoði
  9,138 words 20 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Þorsteins saga hvíta The Saga of Thorstein the White
  3,520 words 8 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Vápnfirðinga saga The Saga of the People of Vopnafjord
  9,900 words 19 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio People Maps
• Þorsteins þáttr stangarhǫggs The Tale of Thorstein Staff-Struck
  2,622 words 1 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Gunnars þáttr Þiðrandabana The Tale of Gunnar, Thidrandi's Slayer
  4,163 words 7 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Brandkrossa þáttr The Tale of Brandkrossi
  2,146 words 1 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Droplaugarsona saga The Saga of Droplaug's Sons
  9,604 words 15 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar The Saga of Thorstein Sidu-Hallsson
  5,376 words 7 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Fljótsdæla saga The Saga of the People of Fljotsdal
  33,431 words 32 chapters Partly glossed Old Norse 23% glossed

The North

• Vatnsdœla saga The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal
  29,203 words 47 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Hrómundar þáttr halta The Tale of Hromund the Lame
  2,130 words 5 chapters Glossed Old Norse
• Víga-Glúms saga Killer-Glum's Saga
  19,374 words 28 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Valla-Ljóts saga Valla-Ljot's Saga
  6,867 words 9 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Ljósvetninga saga The Saga of the People of Ljosavatn
  28,522 words 31 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu The Saga of the People of Reykjadal and Killer-Skuta
  23,589 words 29 chapters Partly glossed Old Norse 19% glossed
• Svarfdæla saga The Saga of the People of Svarfadardal
  20,924 words 32 chapters Old Norse

The West

• Eyrbyggja saga The Saga of the People of Eyri
  38,897 words 65 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Laxdœla saga The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale
  61,484 words 88 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Hœnsa-Þóris saga The Saga of Hen-Thorir
  8,844 words 20 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio People Maps PDFs
• Víga-Styrs saga ok Heiðarvíga The Saga of Killer-Styr and the Slayings on the Heath
  25,215 words 41 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Kjalnesinga saga The Saga of the People of Kjalarnes
  11,010 words 18 chapters Old Norse

The South

• Brennu-Njáls saga Njal's Saga
  96,695 words 159 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Flóamanna saga The Saga of the People of Floi
  15,789 words 35 chapters Old Norse

Outlaws

• Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar The Saga of Grettir the Strong
  62,573 words 93 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Gísla saga Súrssonar Gisli Sursson's Saga
  19,977 words 38 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Harðar saga ok Hólmverja The Saga of Hord and the People of Holm
  18,791 words 41 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio

Warriors, Poets, and Champions

Warrior-Poets

• Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar Egil's Saga
  59,567 words 85 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Kormáks saga The Saga of Kormak the Skald
  12,817 words 27 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue
  10,114 words 13 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Hallfreðar saga vandræðaskálds The Saga of Hallfred the Troublesome Poet
  9,777 words 11 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Bjarnar saga Hítdælakappa The Saga of Bjorn, Champion of the Hitardal People
  20,409 words 34 chapters Old Norse

Fighters and Survivors

• Finnboga saga ramma The Saga of Finnbogi the Strong
  23,498 words 43 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings The Saga of Havard of Isafjord
  15,731 words 24 chapters Partly glossed Old Norse
• Fóstbræðra saga The Saga of the Sworn Brothers
  28,343 words 24 chapters Old Norse
• Þórðar saga hreðu The Saga of Thord Menace
  15,910 words 19 chapters Old Norse

Comic Sagas

• Bandamanna saga The Saga of the Confederates
  11,324 words 12 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Ölkofra þáttr The Tale of Ale-Hood
  2,900 words 4 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio People

Court Þættir

• Sneglu-Halla þáttr The Tale of Sarcastic Halli
  5,830 words 10 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Hreiðars þáttr heimska The Tale of Hreidar the Fool
  4,434 words 6 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio PDFs
• Ögmundar þáttr dytts ok Gunnars helmings The Tale of Ogmund Dint and Gunnar Half
  3,829 words 5 chapters Glossed Old Norse
• Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka The Tale of Audun of the West Fjords
  2,562 words 4 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Odds þáttr Ófeigssonar The Tale of Odd Ofeigsson
  1,808 words 5 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Þorsteins þáttr skelks The Tale of Thorstein Shiver
  976 words 1 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Brands þáttr örva The Tale of Brand the Generous
  561 words 1 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Íslendings þáttr sǫgufróða The Tale of the Story-Wise Icelander
  489 words 1 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Þorvalds þáttr tasalda The Tale of Thorvald Tasaldi
  2,276 words 2 chapters Partly glossed Old Norse
• Halldórs þáttr Snorrasonar hinn síðari The Second Tale of Halldor Snorrason
  3,182 words 6 chapters Old Norse

History and Settlement

History of Iceland

• Íslendingabók The Book of the Icelanders
  4,001 words 12 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Grágás The Laws of Early Iceland
  60,674 words 124 chapters Old Norse
• Landnámabók The Book of Settlements
  41,639 words 97 chapters Old Norse

Outside Iceland

• Eiríks saga rauða Eirik the Red's Saga
  7,746 words 14 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio
• Grœnlendinga saga The Saga of the Greenlanders
  6,535 words 9 chapters Glossed Old Norse Audio PDFs
• Orkneyinga saga The Saga of the Orkney Islanders
  60,703 words 113 chapters Old Norse
• Færeyinga saga The Saga of the Faroe Islanders
  27,546 words 58 chapters Old Norse

Heimskringla

• Prologus ok Ynglinga saga The Prologue and the Saga of the Ynglings
  11,965 words 51 chapters Old Norse
• Hálfdanar saga svarta The Saga of Halfdan the Black
  1,986 words 9 chapters Old Norse
• Haralds saga hárfagra The Saga of Harald Fairhair
  10,297 words 44 chapters Old Norse
• Hákonar saga góða The Saga of Hakon the Good
  7,772 words 32 chapters Old Norse
• Haralds saga gráfeldar The Saga of Harald Greycloak
  4,154 words 16 chapters Old Norse
• Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason
  30,026 words 113 chapters Old Norse
• Óláfs saga helga The Saga of Saint Olaf
  97,546 words 251 chapters Old Norse
• Magnúss saga ins góða The Saga of Magnus the Good
  9,028 words 37 chapters Old Norse
• Haralds saga harðráða The Saga of Harald Hardrada
  25,071 words 101 chapters Old Norse
• Óláfs saga kyrra The Saga of Olaf the Quiet
  1,008 words 8 chapters Old Norse
• Magnúss saga berfœtts The Saga of Magnus Barelegs
  5,362 words 26 chapters Old Norse
• Magnússona saga The Saga of the Sons of Magnus
  8,084 words 33 chapters Old Norse
• Magnúss saga blinda ok Haralds gilla The Saga of Magnus the Blind and Harald Gilli
  6,015 words 16 chapters Old Norse
• Haraldssona saga The Saga of the Sons of Harald
  9,977 words 32 chapters Old Norse
• Hákonar saga herðibreiðs The Saga of Hakon the Broad-Shouldered
  7,015 words 21 chapters Old Norse
• Magnúss saga Erlingssonar The Saga of Magnus Erlingsson
  10,803 words 44 chapters Old Norse

The Sturlung Age

Sturlunga saga

• Þorgils saga ok Hafliða The Saga of Thorgils and Haflidi
  13,063 words 32 chapters Old Norse
• Sturlu saga The Saga of Hvamm-Sturla
  17,916 words 36 chapters Old Norse
• Guðmundar saga dýra The Saga of Gudmund the Worthy
  19,207 words 26 chapters Old Norse
• Hrafns saga Sveinbjarnarsonar The Saga of Hrafn Sveinbjarnarson
  14,575 words 20 chapters Old Norse
• Íslendinga saga The Saga of the Icelanders
  190,326 words 332 chapters Old Norse

Bishops' Sagas

• Páls saga biskups The Saga of Bishop Pall
  7,283 words 20 chapters Old Norse
• Guðmundar saga Arasonar The Saga of Bishop Gudmund Arason
  68,083 words 90 chapters Old Norse
• Lárentíus saga biskups The Saga of Bishop Laurentius
  33,571 words 64 chapters Old Norse

Legendary Sagas and Mythology

Mythology

• Snorra Edda The Prose Edda
  51,689 words 138 chapters Old Norse
• Eddukvæði The Poetic Edda
  41,032 words 38 chapters Old Norse
• Völsunga saga The Saga of the Volsungs
  26,955 words 43 chapters Old Norse

Legendary

• Hrólfs saga kraka The Saga of Hrolf Kraki
  24,934 words 52 chapters Old Norse
• Örvar-Odds saga Arrow-Odd's Saga
  20,164 words 46 chapters Old Norse
• Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks The Saga of Hervor and Heidrek
  15,945 words 20 chapters Old Norse
• Ragnars saga loðbrókar The Saga of Ragnar Lodbrok
  13,839 words 21 chapters Old Norse
• Jómsvíkinga saga The Saga of the Jomsvikings
  12,314 words 16 chapters Old Norse
• Bósa saga ok Herrauðs The Saga of Bosi and Herraud
  8,934 words 16 chapters Old Norse
• Áns saga bogsveigis The Saga of An Bow-Bender
  8,799 words 7 chapters Old Norse
• Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka The Saga of Half and His Heroes
  4,785 words 17 chapters Old Norse

Old English

Poetry

• Bēowulf Beowulf
  17,386 words 43 chapters Glossed Old English Audio
• The Battle of Maldon
  2,087 words 1 chapters Old English
• The Wanderer
  697 words 1 chapters Old English
• The Seafarer
  614 words 1 chapters Old English

Prose

• Ōhthere and Wulfstan The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan
  1,715 words 2 chapters Glossed Old English Audio
• The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
  67,214 words 511 chapters Old English

Saga Resources

• Place names
  Farms, fjords and assembly sites, and what each name means

Old Norse Resources

• Drill
  Flashcards, and the most common words shown working in a sentence
• Grammar Cheat Sheet
  Pronouns, demonstratives, nouns, adjectives and comparison
• Saga Vocabulary
  The most common nouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs, by frequency
• 100 Old Norse Verbs
  The hundred most common, with paradigms, cognates and a sentence each
• Prepositions
  What case each governs, with examples
• Dictionary
  Cleasby-Vigfusson and Zoëga, side by side