Njáls saga

Icelandic saga

Njáls saga (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈnjauls ˌsaːɣa]), also Njála ([ˈnjauːla]), or Brennu-Njáls saga ([ˈprɛnːʏ-ˌnjauls ˌsaːɣa]) (Which can be translated as The Story of Burnt Njáll, or The Saga of Njáll the Burner), is a thirteenth-century Icelandic saga that describes events between 960 and 1020. The saga deals with a process of blood feuds in the Icelandic Commonwealth, showing how the requirements of honor could lead to minor slights spiralling into destructive and prolonged bloodshed. Insults where a character's manhood is called into question are especially prominent and may reflect an author critical of an overly restrictive ideal of masculinity.

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