The Saga of Knútr’s Descendants (Knýtlinga saga)

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978-83-226-4530-7

The Saga of Knútr’s Descendants (Knýtlinga saga)

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Jakub Morawiec (tłum. i oprac.)
University of Silesia in Katowice
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3942-0566
Grzegorz Bartusik (tłum. i oprac.)
University of Silesia in Katowice
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8693-0932
Remigiusz Gogosz (tłum. i oprac.)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31261/PN.4274
Keywords:
Pomerania, Scandinavia, sagas, Middle Ages

Synopsis

The Knýtlinga Saga (Saga of the Descendants of Knut) is a royal saga written around the mid-13th century, detailing the history of the rulers of Denmark from the 10th to the 12th centuries. It is attributed to the Icelandic historian and poet Olaf Thordarson. In its composition, the work follows the style of other royal sagas. What sets it apart is that it contains approximately fifty skaldic stanzas not preserved elsewhere, and that it focuses on the rulers of Denmark and their struggles on the Saxon-Slavic frontier. The Knýtlinga Saga includes a unique collection of skaldic poetry and serves as an essential testimony to the development of Danish royal tradition.

Publikacja dofinansowana ze środków budżetu państwa w ramach programu realizowanego przez Ministra Edukacji i Nauki pod nazwą „Narodowy Program Rozwoju Humanistyki”, tytuł projektu: „A austrvega – polskojęzyczne edycje sag islandzkich dotyczących dziejów Słowiańszczyzny Zachodniej i strefy bałtyckiej”, nr projektu: NPRH/U22/SP/495085/2021/10, kwota dofinansowania: 92 439,64 złotych, całkowita wartość projektu: 391 436 złotych.

 

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Jakub Morawiec (tłum. i oprac.), University of Silesia in Katowice

Associate Professor at the Institute of History, University of Silesia in Katowice and Head of the Centre for Nordic and Old English Studies at the same university. His research focuses on the history of medieval Scandinavia, Slavonic/Scandinavian relations in the Viking Age and the Middle Ages, the development of royal ideology in medieval Scandinavia, and skaldic court poetry. Professor Morawiec has been publishing widely in Poland and abroad, authoring over 90 articles and several monographs and co-edited volumes. Professor Morawiec is the main organiser of the Jómsborg Conference series. [15.07.2025]

Grzegorz Bartusik (tłum. i oprac.), University of Silesia in Katowice

Dr Grzegorz Bartusik – Assistant Professor at the Institute of History of the University of Silesia and the Centre for Nordic and Old English Studies at the University of Silesia. His research focuses on the reception of Latin culture in medieval Scandinavia. [15.07.2025]

Remigiusz Gogosz (tłum. i oprac.)

Dr Remigiusz Gogosz – received the title of PhD in the humanities in 2016. His research interests include the history of Scandinavia, games and sports in medieval Scandinavia, as well as sagas and their translation. [15.07.2025]

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