The Vlsung Ballads from the Faroe Islands in English Transla... - 9781802700428

The Vlsung Ballads from the Faroe Islands in English TranslationAuthor(s): Helen F. Leslie-Jacobsen, Mortan Nolse Jacobsen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Arc Humanities Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Arc Humanities Press\nISBN-13: 9781802700428, 978-1802700428\nSynopsis\nThis volume presents a collection of the Faroese ballads about the Vlsung hero Sjrur, the pre-eminent dragon-slaying hero of the Germanic Middle Ages, in English translation accompanied by the Faroese original. The ballads show that far from being culturally isolated, the Faroe Islands were an integral part of the Germanic storytelling tradition in the Middle Ages and later. The in-depth introduction explores the Faroese storytelling tradition as preserved in the ballads, which are still danced and performed today, and highlights the vibrancy of the tradition in contemporary culture. The publication and research history of the Faroese ballads is outlined, and summaries of each ballad are provided. These translations .