Popular romance in Iceland: the women, worldviews, and manuscript witnesses of Nitida Saga - 5

A late medieval Icelandic romance about the maiden-king of France, 'The Nitida Saga' was well received in its day and grew in popularity throughout post-Reformation Iceland.

It has not, however, received the comprehensive scholarly analysis it deserves, or that other Icelandic sagas have received.

Sheryl McDonald Werronen corrects that here, offering a detailed study of the saga and its presentation of women and the Icelandic worldview, including questions of identity, gender, female solidarity, and the romance genre itself.