The Icelandic Medieval Sagas are stories about the settlers of Iceland,
their ancestors and descendants. Most of the Sagas' events take place
from approximately 870 to 1030. They Sagas have no claimed authors,
although it has been found out that Snorri Sturluson (1179 - 1242)
probably wrote the Saga of Egill Skallagrimsson. The
Sagas were composed in the 13th, 14th and the first half of the 15th century.
It's believed that some part of their recounting of events is true but
there's always an on-going exciting argument on how big the true part is.
Students in the module ISL 313 wrote texts on some of the women that play
important roles in some of the Sagas. The Sagas have similar importance
in Icelandic literature as Shakespeare in English literature. Kalevala
in Finnish literature or Dante in Italian literature.
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