2. Other Old Norse-Icelandic Terms
alþingi, ‘general assembly’, the Icelandic annual general legal assembly
fornaldarsögur, ‘sagas of ancient time’, a modern term for legendary and heroic sagas, usually set in Scandinavia before the settlement of Iceland
fornskald, ‘ancient skalds’
fuþark, runic alphabet
gáta (pl. gátur), ‘riddle’
hersir, a Norwegian nobleman of a lesser rank than a jarl
hǫfuðskald, ‘main skalds’
Íslendingasögur ‘sagas of Icelanders’, also known as Icelandic family sagas
konungasögur, ‘kings’ sagas’
þáttr (pl. þættir), ‘strand’, a smaller, independent narrative usually embedded in or added to a saga
þulr, a sage or wise man (‘speaker’) conversant with old lore
þylja ‘chant, murmur’