The handbook gives a broad overview of Old Norwegian and Old Icelandic language and literature, covering the areas of hand-writing, text criticism, runology, palaeography, names, language history from Old Norse to Middle Norwegian, sagas, eddas, and skaldic poetry. Originally published in Norway in 2004, this edition has been revised to address a German audience and has been supplemented with additional literature.
Table of Contents
Einleitung 1: Odd Einar Haugen Einleitung 2: Astrid van Nahl Jon Gunnar Jorgensen: Handschriften- und Archivkunde; Odd Einar Haugen: Textkritik und Textphilologie; Karin Fjellhammer Seim: Runologie; Odd Einar Haugen: Palaographie; Else Mundal: Edda und Skaldendichtung; Else Mundal: Sagaliteratur; -Marit Christoffersen: Syntaktische Entwicklungen; Inge Saerheim: Personen- und Ortsnamen; Jan Ragnar Hagland: Altislandisch und Altnorwegisch; Endre Morck: Mittelnorwegisch Bibliographie Abbildungsverzeichnis Indices.
Author Biography
Odd Einar Haugen, Universitat Bergen, Norwegen.
