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The þættir (Old Norse singular þáttr, literally meaning a "strand" of rope or yarn) [1] [2] are short stories written mostly in Iceland during the 13th and 14th centuries. The majority of þættir occur in two compendious manuscripts, Morkinskinna and Flateyjarbók , and within them most are found as digressions within kings' sagas.
Íslendings þáttr sögufróða (The Tale of the Story-Wise Icelander) is a very short þáttr about a young Icelandic storyteller at king Haraldr Sigurðarson's court. This þáttr , which may have been written at the end of the 13th century, [ 1 ] was preserved in the Morkinskinna , Hulda and Hrokkinskinna manuscripts.
Although the story is realistic and plausible, it is believed to be fictitious. Hreiðarr's character is portrayed as a strong-minded Icelander who refuses to entirely conform to the social conventions of the Norwegian court. [2] In this, his personal story could be seen as reflecting the collective experience of Icelanders abroad. [3]
Auðunar þáttr vestfirska (Old Norse: Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈɔuðunɑz̠ ˈθɑːttz̠ ˈwestˌfirskɑ]; Modern Icelandic: Auðunar þáttur vestfirska [ˈœyːðʏːnar ˈθauhtʏr ˈvɛstˌfɪska]; The Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords) is a short tale (or þáttr) preserved in three distinct versions as part of the saga of Harald III of Norway (reigned 1047–66, a.k.a. Haraldr inn ...
The Tale of Thorstein Shiver (Icelandic: Þorsteins þáttur skelks) is an Icelandic þáttur (pl. þættir) about the conversion of the Nordic countries to Christianity. The þáttur tells the humorous tale of Thorstein Thorkelsson's encounter with a demon and how he earns his nickname. [1]
Þiðranda þáttr ok Þórhalls ("the story of Þiðrandi and Þórhall") or Þiðranda þáttr Síðu-Hallssonar ("the story of Þiðrandi, son of Hall of Sida") is a short tale (or þáttr) preserved within the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason in Flateyjarbók.
Kumlbúa þáttr (the tale of the cairn-dweller) is a short medieval Icelandic tale set at the end of the twelfth century or the beginning of the thirteenth. [1] It tells the story of Þorsteinn Þorvarðsson who stumbles upon a burial cairn and takes a sword from it.
The story is one of several "conversion þættir" in the saga that emphasize heathenism as folly and deception by devils. The section on Gunnarr's adventures in Sweden begins with an account of how the Swedes' sacrifices to Freyr and reverence for his statue had empowered the devil to speak to them through it. [12]