The opening of Njáls saga in the fourteenth-century manuscript Möðruvallabók (handrit.is)
MSVU English professor Matthew Roby recently sat down to discuss the medieval Icelandic sagas with literary podcaster Charles Pignal. Their conversation focuses in particular on the longest and most famous saga, Brennu-Njáls saga (The Saga of Burnt Njáll), a story of legal schemes and blood feuds from the thirteenth century. Check out the interview here: https://podtail.com/en/podcast/lit-with-charles/matthew-roby-professor-on-icelandic-sagas/. (Also available on ApplePodcasts, Spotify, and a range of other outlets.)
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