The Relation of the Hrólfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarímur to Beowulf: A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The; Scandinavian Countries — John Shaqi
The Relation of the Hrólfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarímur to Beowulf: A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The; Scandinavian CountriesOlson, Oscar Ludvig
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The Relation of the Hrólfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarímur to Beowulf: A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The; Scandinavian Countries
Olrik dwells on the fact that, "Det sagn, der her optræder som knyttet
til historiske eller rettere halvhistoriske personer, findes også rundt
omkring i Europas æventyr som indledning til fortællingen om den stærke
kæmpe, der hentede de bortförte kongedötre tilbage fra troldene." Olrik
says further: "Men også i den islandske saga-verden har vi tilknytning.
Beorn Beresuns födsel genfindes som Bödvar Bjarkes. Bödvars forældre er
den til björn omskabte kongesön Björn og bondedatteren Bera. Foruden ved
navnene röbes sammenhængen ved at björnen--ligesom i Sakses sagn--bliver
jaget og dræbt, og sönnen senere tager hævn. Men samtidig er motivet
udviklet langt rigere, idet omskabelse og stemoder er blandet ind, og
arven efter vilddyret fordeles paa tre sönner: dels björneagtigt ydre,
dels styrke og 'hamram'-hed, Således er de danske og de (norsk-)
islandske tilknytninger af forskellig art; de danske giver os de
æventyragtige elementer, hvoraf sagnet opstår. Den islandske
_Hrólfssaga_ og _Bjarkarímur_ viser os dets videre udvikling til
æventyrsaga. Selve den nordengelske Sivardssaga står i midten som et
mærkeligt mellemled i udviklingen".[43] Here we have the first
indication of contact between the Siward saga and the story of Bjarki,
in the _Hrólfssaga_.
There is much in the main features of the lives of Siward and Bjarki
that is similar. Both were men of extraordinary prowess and bravery;
both gave up a great heritage at home (Siward, an earldom; Bjarki, a
kingdom); both left their native land to enter the service of a foreign
monarch (Siward entering the service of Edward the Confessor; Bjarki,
that of Hrolf Kraki); both slew a ferocious monster; both paused in
another land (Siward, on the Orkney Islands; Bjarki, in Sweden) before
reaching what was to be their destination; both displayed their warlike
qualities by slaying a man of great prominence who was closely connected
with the king (Siward slaying Tosti, and Bjarki slaying Agnar); both
were the king's chief support in his wars against his enemies; and both
invaded a foreign land (Siward making an expedition to Scotland, and
Bjarki accompanying Hrolf on his expedition to Sweden).
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