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The Genesis of a Saga Narrative$
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Heather O'Donoghue

Print publication date: 1991

Print ISBN-13: 9780198117834

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: October 2011

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198117834.001.0001

Conclusions: The Genesis of a Saga Narrative

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(p. 170 ) 7 Conclusions: The Genesis of a Saga Narrative
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The Genesis of a Saga Narrative
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Heather O’Donoghue

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198117834.003.0007

This chapter sums up the key findings of this study on the relationship between the verse and the prose of the Kormáks saga and on the origins of its narrative. It suggests that despite the existence of some variant versions of major events in the saga's narrative, the relationship between Kormákr's character and the saga's supernatural manifestations create a strong central core. It compares the saga to other epitome narratives and contends that the saga's overall structure was designed deliberately by the author.

Keywords:   Kormáks saga, Kormákr, verse, prose, narrative

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