Njálsrímur

Á fundi Kvæðamannafélagsins Iðunnar, sem haldinn var í gær, 7. október, kvað Njáll Sigurðsson Njáls rímur eftir Jón Ingvar Jónsson. Rímurnar eru hér birtar með leyfi kvæðamanns og höfuðskáldsins.

 

 

IN ENGLISH

 

Rimur is a special form of Icelandic poetry which can be traced back to the 14th century. In rimur stories are told about heroes mainly from the past.

 

The rimur are performed in a special way, most often with rather simple melodies and with a distinguished way of using the voice. Here Njáll Sigurðsson performs a new rima by Jón Ingvar Jónsson, who gives his own description of the story of Njáll Þorgeirsson, one of the main persons of the world famous Icelandic saga of Njals saga.

 

 

Skrár tengdar þessari bloggfærslu:

• Njáls rímur (hljóðrit frá 7. október 2011)