Abstract
This essay, first presented as a paper at the 2009 Saga Conference, proposes a comparative study of two modern treatments of early Scandinavian material: Tegnér's Frithjofs Saga (completed 1825) and Frans G. Bengtsson's Röde Orm series (1941-45). The article provides an outline of the origins, plot and style of both works, identifying their similarities and differences in regard to adaptation of Viking-era tales and traditions for the era in which they were published. These two texts, it is observed, are amongst the very few modern Scandinavian literary treatments of the Viking Age to achieve worldwide success.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6-16 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Scandinavica |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |