The Legend of St Oswald -- The Legend of Saints Henry and Cunegund -- The Legend of St John Chrysostom, the Golden Mouthed -- The Legend of St Jerome and the Lion -- The Legend of St Christopher, the Christ Bearer -- The Legend of St George, the Dragon Slayer -- The Legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus -- The Legend of Gregorius, the Good Sinner.
Summary:
"This volume provides English translations of selected legends from a remarkable sixteenth-century Icelandic collection known as the Reykjahólabók. The Middle Low German originals it translates are no longer extant and are apocryphal wholly or in part. Also included is a wide-ranging introduction that surveys the historical and literary contexts for the translation of Catholic saints' lives on the eve of the Protestant Reformation, as well as normalized editions of the sixteenth-century texts accessible to readers of contemporary Icelandic."-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.