The Forgotten Poem: A Latin Panegyric for Saint Þorlákr in AM 382 4to

Gottskálk Jensson; Susanne Miriam Fahn

The Forgotten Poem: A Latin Panegyric for Saint Þorlákr in AM 382 4to

Abstract

AM 382 4to is the sole witness to the text of the B-version of Þorláks saga helga. The first recto page of this manuscript contains a Latin poem about St Þorlákr. This poem has previously been printed three times, but in every case the text was less than adequate. This article publishes a newly-edited Latin text of the poem, as well as an English translation and detailed analysis of the poem and its connection with the B-redaction of Þorláks saga helga. The authors address, moreover, the relationship between the Latin Vita S. Thorlaci and the vernacular saga. Finally, they present evidence to suggest that Bergr Sokkason was the redactor of AM 382 4to.

Original language	English
Article number	2
Journal	Gripla
Issue number	21
Pages (from-to)	19-60
Number of pages	41
ISSN	1018-5011
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Faculty of Humanities

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