The Arthur of the North

“The Arthur of the North is a most impressive accomplishment. Marianne E. Kalinke and her collaborators, superior scholars all, have thoroughly examined and presented a geographical and cultural area that all Arthurians know about but that very few know well. The chapters are uniformly excellent—unpretentiously authoritative and invariably clear and accessible. This is an entirely worthy addition to the series of Arthurian volumes that will long stand as the best, and perhaps final, word on the evolution of the Arthurian legend through the ages.”

 “The Arthur of the North, superbly edited, is a treasure trove of solid, stimulating and insightful articles on Arthurian romance. In ten chapters, an international team of eight experts on the topic treat no only translations of courtly romances and indigenous narratives composed in the wake of the translations, but also Arthurian influence on other medieval Scandinavian literary works. Much ground, many centuries, and a huge geographical are from Iceland in the west to the realm of the Rus’ in the east are covered in this fascinating volume, which is a joy to read and a pleasure to learn from.”

 “This valuable book rescues the Arthurian narratives of medieval Scandinavia from their sometimes marginalized status in the field of Old Norse-Icelandic studies. A team of eight experts and experienced scholars have assembled ten chapters covering all facets of these texts with an admirable up-to-date and well balanced account of both the philological and literary issues, including such underpublicized matters as Arthurian echoes in the Icelandic sagas, the late ballad versions and the Slavic analogues. The book will serve both as a summation of earlier scholarship and as a platform for future research. It is full and detailed enough to serve scholars and accessible enough to appeal to general readers.”