Grettisfærsla ('The Handing on of Grettir') is an Old Icelandic poem, preserved in a fragmentary state only in the manuscript Eggertsbók. The poem concerns a character called Grettir and is referred to in chapter 52 of Grettis saga. The poem is notable for its thematic focus on sex and the "indiscriminate sexuality" of its outlaw protagonist, expressed in direct, non-euphemistic language.
References
- ^ Heslop, Kate (2006). "Grettisfærsla: The handing on of Grettir" (PDF). Saga-Book. XXX. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022.
Further reading
- Heslop, Kate (2010). "Grettir in Ísafjörður: Grettisfærsla and Grettis saga". In Quinn, Judy; Lethbridge, Emily (eds.). Creating the medieval saga: versions, variability and editorial interpretations of Old Norse literature. Odense: University Press of Southern Denmark. pp. 213–36. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022.