Publisher's Synopsis
Njáls saga is the best known and most highly regarded of all medieval Icelandic sagas and it occupies a special place in Icelandic cultural history. The essays in this volume present new research and a range of interdisciplinary perspectives on the Njáls saga manuscripts. Extant manuscripts range from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries. The manuscript corpus as a whole has great socio-historical value, showcasing the myriad ways in which generations of Icelanders interpreted the saga and took an active part in its transmission.
