Saga emotions

Gareth Lloyd Evans; Brynja Thorgeirsdottir; Carolyne Larrington

Saga emotions

Gareth Lloyd Evans (Editor), Brynja Thorgeirsdottir (Editor), Carolyne Larrington (Editor)

Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies

Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › peer-review

Útdráttur/Abstract

Focusing particularly on historically oriented sagas, Saga emotions identifies and examines a range of emotions from across Old Norse-Icelandic saga literature. Each chapter begins with a discrete emotion term, such as reiði (anger), gleði (joy), or the peculiarly Old Norse víghugr (killing-mood), exploring its usages within the broad saga corpus, and focusing on its contextual meanings and narrative purposes. The contributions explore the specifics of the lexical terms used for different emotion states and offer in-depth case studies that consider how various emotions manifest within particular examples of saga literature. The book offers the emotional granularity lacking in current studies of Norse emotion and serves as an essential foundation for future research and study into emotional depiction in Old Norse-Icelandic saga literature.

Original language	English / enska
Place of Publication	Manchester
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Number of pages	360
ISBN (Electronic)	9781526177254
ISBN (Print)	9781526177261
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2025

Publication series

Name	Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture
No.	58

Other keywords

Emotions in literature
Emotions in Old Norse literature
Old Norse
Old Norse Sagas

1 Active

The Old Norse Emotion Network
Þorgeirsdóttir, B. (CoI) & Evans, G. L. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research

2 Oral presentation

Interiority
Þorgeirsdóttir, B. (Speaker)
13 Jun 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Saga Emotions: A Joint Lecture on Feelings in Old Norse Literature
Þorgeirsdóttir, B. (Speaker)
12 Jun 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

RÚV/Rás 1: Skömm í Íslendingasögum
Þorgeirsdóttir, B.
16/06/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media

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Saga emotions

Útdráttur/Abstract

Publication series

Other keywords

Fingrafar/Fingerprint

Projects

The Old Norse Emotion Network

Activities

Interiority

Saga Emotions: A Joint Lecture on Feelings in Old Norse Literature

Press/Media

RÚV/Rás 1: Skömm í Íslendingasögum

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