Frithjof and Röde Orm: Two Swedish viking impersonations

Hans Kuhn*

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)6-16
    Number of pages11
    JournalScandinavica
    Volume52
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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