Grettis saga

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Icelandic sagas
gptkbp:adaptation theatrical performances
graphic novels
modern translations
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Saga_of_Grettir_the_Strong
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:genre Saga literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grettis saga
gptkbp:influenced Icelandic literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:oral_tradition
gptkbp:language gptkb:Old_Norse
gptkbp:literarySignificance one of the Sagas of Icelanders
gptkbp:location gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Grettir_Ásmundarson
gptkbp:motif revenge
fate and destiny
family loyalty
outlaw hero
supernatural encounter
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Þorbjörn_Öngull
gptkb:Glámr
Atli Grettir's brother
Steinvör Grettir's mother
Ásmundur Grettir's father
gptkbp:notableEpisode Grettir's fight with the draugr Glámr
gptkbp:placeInLiterature Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur)
gptkbp:recordedAt early 14th century
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:Gísla_saga
gptkb:Egil's_Saga
gptkb:Njáls_saga
gptkbp:setInPeriod gptkb:Viking_Age
early Christian period in Iceland
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Old_Norse_studies
folk
medieval literature
gptkbp:subjectOf literary criticism
scholarly analysis
folklore studies
gptkbp:survivingWorks medieval manuscripts
gptkbp:theme fate
heroism
revenge
supernatural
outlawry
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Denton_Fox_and_Hermann_Pálsson_(1974)
gptkb:Eiríkur_Magnússon_and_William_Morris_(1869)
Bernard Scudder (2005)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Old_Norse_texts
gptkb:Icelandic_sagas
gptkb:Íslendingasögur
gptkb:Old_Norse
gptkb:Norse_sagas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5