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* '''Author''': McTurk, Rory
* '''Author''': McTurk, Rory
* '''Title''': The Supernatural in Njáls saga: a narratological approach
* '''Title''': The Supernatural in Njáls saga: a narratological approach
* '''Place, Publisher''':
* '''Published in''': ''Introductory Essays on Egils saga and Njáls saga''
* '''Editors''': John Hines, Desmond Slay
* '''Place, Publisher''': London: Viking Society for Northern Research
* '''Year''': 1992
* '''Year''': 1992
* '''Pages''': 120-124
* '''Pages''': 120-124
* '''E-text''': http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Introductory%20essays%20on%20egils%20saga%20and%20njals%20saga.pdf
* '''E-text''': http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Introductory%20essays%20on%20egils%20saga%20and%20njals%20saga.pdf
* '''Reference''': McTurk, Rory. "The Supernatural in Njáls saga: a narratological approach." Introductory Essays on Egils saga and Njáls saga, pp. 102-24. London: Viking Society for Northern Research, 1992
* '''Reference''': McTurk, Rory. "The Supernatural in Njáls saga: a narratological approach." ''Introductory Essays on Egils saga and Njáls saga'', pp. 102-24. Eds. John Hines, Desmond Slay. London: Viking Society for Northern Research, 1992.
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* '''Key words''': narrative technique, supernatural elements, religion (frásagnaraðferð, yfirnáttúrleg fyrirbæri, trúarbrögð)
* '''Key words''': narrative technique, supernatural elements, religion (frásagnaraðferð, yfirnáttúrleg fyrirbæri, trúarbrögð) ATH
 




==Annotation==
==Annotation==
McTurk applies a narratological approach to supernatural events that take place in Njáls saga which he divides into the following three groups: 1) prophecies that come true, 2) retrocognitive, telepathic, and precognitive intimations, dreams, and visions, 3) remarkable happenings for which no physical cause is apparent (p. 105). The supernatural occurrences in Njáls saga are discussed by McTurk, by focusing on the different levels and degrees of narrative and focalization. He argues that those supernatural events in Njáls saga, which are narrated on the first level as well as focalized on the the first degree—i.e. accounts of supernatural events given by the anonymous narrator of the saga without referring to witnesses, which are therefore also described as objectivist statements,—are for the most part concerned with the Christianization in Iceland.   
McTurk applies a narratological approach to supernatural events that take place in Njáls saga which he divides into the following three groups: 1) prophecies that come true, 2) retrocognitive, telepathic, and precognitive intimations, dreams, and visions, 3) remarkable happenings for which no physical cause is apparent. The supernatural occurrences in Njáls saga are discussed by McTurk, by focusing on the different levels and degrees of narrative and focalization. He argues that those supernatural events in Njáls saga, which are narrated on the first level as well as focalized on the the first degree—i.e. accounts of supernatural events given by the anonymous narrator of the saga without referring to witnesses, which are therefore also described as objectivist statements,—are for the most part concerned with the Christianization in Iceland.   


==Lýsing==
==Lýsing==
McTurk beitir frásagnafræðilegri nálgun á yfirnáttúrulega atburði í Njáls sögu sem hann skiptir í eftirfarandi þrjá flokka: 1) spádómar sem rætast, 2) fyrirboðar, draumar og sýnir, 3) merkilegar uppákomur sem engin náttúruleg skýring er á (s. 105). McTurk skoðar yfirnáttúrulegu atvikin í Njáls sögu með hliðsjón af mismunandi stigum frásagnar og sjónbeiningar (focalization). Hann rökstyður að þeir yfirnáttúrulegu atburðir í Njáls sögu, sem eru bæði sagðir og sýndir á fyrsta stigi — en það merkir að hinn nafnlausi sögumaður segir frá atburðunum án þess að vísa til annarra vitna, og er því einnig kallað hlutlægar yfirlýsingar, — gerast, samkvæmt McTurk, að mestu leyti í tengslum við kristnitökuna á Íslandi.
McTurk beitir frásagnafræðilegri nálgun á yfirnáttúrulega atburði í Njáls sögu sem hann skiptir í eftirfarandi þrjá flokka: 1) spádómar sem rætast, 2) fyrirboðar, draumar og sýnir, 3) merkilegar uppákomur sem engin náttúruleg skýring er á. McTurk skoðar yfirnáttúrulegu atvikin í Njáls sögu með hliðsjón af mismunandi stigum frásagnar og sjónbeiningar (focalization). Hann rökstyður að þeir yfirnáttúrulegu atburðir í Njáls sögu, sem eru bæði sagðir og sýndir á fyrsta stigi — en það merkir að hinn nafnlausi sögumaður segir frá atburðunum án þess að vísa til annarra vitna, og er því einnig kallað hlutlægar yfirlýsingar, — gerast, samkvæmt McTurk, að mestu leyti í tengslum við kristnitökuna á Íslandi.


==See also==
==See also==
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* ''Written by:'Romina Werth
* ''Written by:'' Romina Werth  
* ''Icelandic/English translation:''  
* ''Icelandic translation:'' Romina Werth


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Revision as of 11:49, 29 January 2016

  • Author: McTurk, Rory
  • Title: The Supernatural in Njáls saga: a narratological approach
  • Published in: Introductory Essays on Egils saga and Njáls saga
  • Editors: John Hines, Desmond Slay
  • Place, Publisher: London: Viking Society for Northern Research
  • Year: 1992
  • Pages: 120-124
  • E-text: http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/Introductory%20essays%20on%20egils%20saga%20and%20njals%20saga.pdf
  • Reference: McTurk, Rory. "The Supernatural in Njáls saga: a narratological approach." Introductory Essays on Egils saga and Njáls saga, pp. 102-24. Eds. John Hines, Desmond Slay. London: Viking Society for Northern Research, 1992.

  • Key words: narrative technique, supernatural elements, religion (frásagnaraðferð, yfirnáttúrleg fyrirbæri, trúarbrögð) ATH


Annotation

McTurk applies a narratological approach to supernatural events that take place in Njáls saga which he divides into the following three groups: 1) prophecies that come true, 2) retrocognitive, telepathic, and precognitive intimations, dreams, and visions, 3) remarkable happenings for which no physical cause is apparent. The supernatural occurrences in Njáls saga are discussed by McTurk, by focusing on the different levels and degrees of narrative and focalization. He argues that those supernatural events in Njáls saga, which are narrated on the first level as well as focalized on the the first degree—i.e. accounts of supernatural events given by the anonymous narrator of the saga without referring to witnesses, which are therefore also described as objectivist statements,—are for the most part concerned with the Christianization in Iceland.

Lýsing

McTurk beitir frásagnafræðilegri nálgun á yfirnáttúrulega atburði í Njáls sögu sem hann skiptir í eftirfarandi þrjá flokka: 1) spádómar sem rætast, 2) fyrirboðar, draumar og sýnir, 3) merkilegar uppákomur sem engin náttúruleg skýring er á. McTurk skoðar yfirnáttúrulegu atvikin í Njáls sögu með hliðsjón af mismunandi stigum frásagnar og sjónbeiningar (focalization). Hann rökstyður að þeir yfirnáttúrulegu atburðir í Njáls sögu, sem eru bæði sagðir og sýndir á fyrsta stigi — en það merkir að hinn nafnlausi sögumaður segir frá atburðunum án þess að vísa til annarra vitna, og er því einnig kallað hlutlægar yfirlýsingar, — gerast, samkvæmt McTurk, að mestu leyti í tengslum við kristnitökuna á Íslandi.

See also

References

Chapter 101:“What has emerged from the present study […] is that in Njáls saga, where the supernatural is concerned, objectivist statements are for the most part reserved for accounts of supernatural events of specifically Christian significance.” (p. 121–2).  

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  • Written by: Romina Werth
  • Icelandic translation: Romina Werth