Translation of "Saga of the Greenlanders" Part One

Translation of "Saga of the Greenlanders" Part One

From Viking Story by Alan Laycock-Fuchs

August 1, 2025 · 37 min · Season 7 · Episode 3

About this episode

In this episode, Alan Laycock-Fuchs discusses his translation of the first two chapters of 'The Saga of the Greenlanders' and the challenges of translating Old Norse to English.

Have you ever wanted to get inside the mind of a translator? Well, lucky for you I have translated "The Saga of the Greenlanders" and added it as an addendum to my own novel, which draws on said saga for inspiration, and today I'm going to talk all about it! In this episode I read my translation of the first two chapters of "The Saga of the Greenlanders" and explain my rationale for translating the Old Norse text into English the way that I have. Some of the ON words discussed in today's episode are: HVARF LEITAR HEIÐIS Also, was there an earlier version of Eirík The Red's Saga that shed more light on Eirík The Red's life? And how difficult is it to translate from Old Norse into English, really? The answers to these questions and many more in today's first episode of "The Translation Series." Don’t forget to rate, review, and help spread the word! You can reach me via e-mail at: vikingstoryfaq@outlook.com You can find my novels on Amazon as paperbacks or e-books by searching for my name: Alan Laycock-Fuchs My novels are also available from the St. Clair Publications website: https://stclairpublications.com/shop/ols/categories/alan-laycock-fuchs Music rights courtesy of…

People in this episode

Host: Alan Laycock-Fuchs

Topics covered

  • translation
  • Old Norse
  • literature
  • sagas
  • history
  • language

Keywords

  • translation
  • Saga of the Greenlanders
  • Old Norse
  • Eirík The Red
  • literature
  • sagas
  • Alan Laycock-Fuchs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Clair Publications, freemusicarchive.org

Books & works: Saga of the Greenlanders, Eirík The Red's Saga

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