I read some of these in school. But haven’t returned to most of them. Of medieval icelandic literature I’m much more fond of Völuspá and Snorra-Edda simply beca

I read some of these in school. But haven’t returned to most of them. Of medieval icelandic literature I’m much more fond of Völuspá and Snorra-Edda simply because the fantastic nature of them appeals more to me than the soap-opera style of the Sagas. Of the Sagas them selves, I remember Laxdæla being my favorite, it has been a while though I don’t remember what specifically I liked about it. That said, I came across a reading Brennu-Njálssaga a year or two ago, read by Árman Jakobsson (a medieval literature expert; and a brother of the Prime Minister) and it sparked a new interest in these stories. These stories are written to be read out loud. They were first authored to be remembered and recited, and when they were written down in books the common practice was still for one reader to read them out loud to a group of people as entertainment. Reading was a social event, not private like it is today. If your are interested in the sagas, for sure try to find a recording of a good reading and listen, as opposed to reading your self.