Þorsteins saga hvíta

Þorsteins saga hvíta (listen ) is one of the sagas of Icelanders from the 13th century. The short story takes place in the east of Iceland in the 9th century. The main theme of the story is about the tragic consequences of the vengeance of Torstein Kvite (Þorsteinn hvíti) on his former friend Einarr Þórisson who had spread rumors that he was dead in order to be able to marry Torstein's fiancée Helga Krákadóttir.[1]

References
  1. "Þorsteins Saga Hvíta". snerpa.is. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

Other sources
  • Jónas Kristjánsson (1997) Eddas and Sagas: Iceland's Medieval Literature (Reykjavik: Hið íslenska bókmenntafélag. Peter Foote, trans)
  • Jesse Byock (1993) Feud in the Icelandic Saga (University of California Press) ISBN 978-0520082595


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