Barlaams saga ok Jósafats
Barlaams saga ok Jósafats is an Old Norse rendering of the story of Barlaam and Joesphat, which is based upon the life of the Buddha.[1] The saga exists in Old Norwegian and Old Swedish versions.[1] These versions use different source material.[1] The older of the two Old Swedish versions draws on the Golden Legend; the younger uses the Speculum historiale as its main source.[1] The Old Norwegian version is based on a Latin translation from the 12th century.[1] The saga of Guðmundur Arason records that the Old Norwegian version was translated by King Haakon the Young (died 1257).[1]
Bibliography
A comprehensive bibliography can be found in Wolf, Kirsten (2013). The legends of the saints in Old Norse-Icelandic prose. Toronto, Buffalo, London: University of Toronto Press. pp. 46–51. ISBN 9781442646216.
- Keyser, R.; Unger, C. R. (1851). Barlaams ok Josaphats saga: En religiös romantisk fortælling om Barlaam og Josaphat. Christiania.