Ála flekks saga

Ála flekks saga (English: The Saga of Spotted Ali) is a medieval Icelandic Romance saga. It was the basis for three cycles of rímur.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

Kalinke and Mitchell summarise the saga thus:

The saga blends motifs from the riddarasögur, the fornaldarsögur, and folk tales. As a baby, Áli flekkr, the son of King Ríkarðr of England, is left exposed in the woods but is rescued by peasants. After he marries Þorbjõrg, a maiden king, a number of misfortunes befall him because he has rejected the love of a female troll. He is temporarily turned into a wolf; in a dream he is wounded and can be cured only by the rejected troll's brothers. Eventually Áli succeeds his father as king of England.[4]

Manuscripts

Kalinke and Mitchell identified the following manuscripts of the saga:[4]

Editions and translations

References

  1. Pulsiano, Philip (1993). Medieval Scandinavia : an encyclopedia. New York: Garland. p. 6. ISBN 9780824047870. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  2. Damico, edited by Helen; Olsen, Alexandra Hennessey (1990). New readings on women in Old English literature. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. pp. 128, 130. ISBN 9780253205476. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. Barber, edited by Richard (1985). Arthurian literature. Woodbridge: Brewer. p. 22. ISBN 9780859911917. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 Kalinke, compiled by Marianne E.; Mitchell, P.M. (1985). Bibliography of old Norse-Icelandic romances ([1st ed.]. ed.). Ithaca: Cornell University Press. pp. 19–20. ISBN 9780801416811.

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