Bredsdorff, Thomas. Kaos og kærlighed

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  • Author: Bredsdorf, Thomas
  • Title: Kaos og kærlighed. En studie i Islændingesagaers livsbillede
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  • Place, Publisher: Köbenhavn: Gyldendal
  • Year: 1971
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  • Reference: Bredsdorf, Thomas. Kaos og kærlighed. En studie i Islændingesagaers livsbillede. Köbenhavn: Gyldendal, 1971.

  • Key words: social reality, narrative technique, literary elements (bókmenntaleg einkenni, frásagnaraðferð, samfélagsmynd)


Annotation

Bredsdorf’s book covers the narrative pattern of a selection of Sagas of Icelanders with regard to their characters’ drive for dominance, lust for power and desire for love. In his discussion of Egils saga, Bredsdorf considers that in the saga the struggle for power and dominance is undeniably important, but that underneath is the clash between the desires of individuals and the rules of society which results in marriages that throw the social order off balance. At the root of Egill’s conflict with Eirík Blood-Axe and Gunnhildur is a kind of love-hate relationship between Gunnhildur and Egill which is not explicit anywhere in the saga but is only implied. This explains how recalcitrant Gunnhildur is from the beginning of their dealings and is manifested by, among other things, the sorcery which both characters have within their power.

Lýsing

Í bók Bredsdorfs er fjallað um frásagnarmynstur valinna Íslendingasagna með tilliti til drottnunargirni, valda- og ástarfýsnar persónanna. Í umfjöllun sinni um Egils sögu telur Bredsdorf að í sögunni skipti valdabarátta og drottnunargirnin vissulega máli en undir niðri sé það ástarfýsn manna og hjónabönd sem stofnað er til af þeim hvötum sem komi ójafnvægi á samfélagsskipanina. Undirrótin að átökum Egils við Eirík blóðöx og Gunnhildi er einhvers konar ástar-haturs samband á milli Gunnhildar og Egils sem hvergi er beinlínis orðað í sögunni heldur einungis gefið í skyn. Það skýrir hve hamslaus Gunnhildur sé frá upphafi í samskiptum þeirra og kemur meðal annars fram í fjölkynngi sem báðar persónurnar hafa á valdi sínu.

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  • Written by: Álfdís Þorleifsdóttir
  • Icelandic/English translation: Jane Appleton