Gísla saga Súrssonar

Glossed Old Norse Audio

Gisli Sursson's Saga

Tensions overflow in a small valley in the Westfjords as family drama leads to murder, outlawry, and years on the run. One of the most dramatic and best-constructed of all sagas. A partial prequel to Eyrbyggja saga.

The full text of Gisli Sursson's Saga in Old Norse, with word-by-word glosses, sentence translations, and audio.

19,977 words · 38 chapters · Old Norse · 100% glossed · Audio available

Chapters

1–5
6–10
11–15
16–20
21–25
26–30
31–35
36–38

Connections

Eyrbyggja saga: The story of Snorri goði, Gísli's nephew.
Ölkofra þáttr: Eyjólfr grái, who hunts Gísli down, turns up years later as one of the six goðar suing Alehood.

Source

Finnur Jónsson (ed.), Gísla saga Súrssonar, Halle a. S.: Max Niemeyer, 1903 (Altnordische Saga-Bibliothek 10) — Finnur Jónsson (ed.), Gísla saga Súrssonar, Halle a. S.: Max Niemeyer, 1903 (Altnordische Saga-Bibliothek 10). Scanned by the Internet Archive. Public domain.

Glosses are generated by AI and may contain errors.