OCIER THE DANE IN OLD NORSE
Constance B. Hieatt|Chevalerie Ogier
' w j hile the most celebrated literature of medieval Scandinavia is, Vv with good reason, native Iceland, medievalists today are generally aware importance, from point view literary history, a body which is neither nor, in origin, Icelandic: translations into Old Norse English and European literature, written mainly Norway. A well known example Tristrams saga, translation Tristan Isolt Thomas Britain nearly complete surviving version poem. Less large chansons de geste Carolingian romances France, among work I am engaged translating, thirteenth century collection entitled Karlamagnus saga.1 The contents this range fairly close French originals, such as Pelerinage Charlemagne, to works there no analogue, whole or part; it includes Song Roland very Oxford manuscript, but probably translated an even earlier possibly source that manuscript. interest students varied. In some cases, saga may be indicating translator's interpretation terms modern scholars find crucial their understanding various texts, preserve, provide clues of, older versions than have come down