is an Old Norse prose narrative, presumably dating from the thirteenth century. The saga is nowhere independently preserved, but always as a part of the kings’ sagas of Óláfr Tryggvason (d. 1000) and Óláfr helgi (d. 1030). These are preserved in the manuscript

(GKS 1005 fol.), where

is distributed throughout the text of

and

in chapters of various lengths. In addition

various parts of the saga are found in other manuscripts of the sagas of the two kings, such as AM 61 fol., AM 62 fol., AM 53 fol., AM 54 fol. and various manuscripts of

(among them copies of

).

The oldest manuscripts of Fœreyinga saga date from the latter portion of the thirteenth century, but all the

1070 words

Citation: Jakobsson, Ármann. "Færeyinga saga". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 04 May 2023 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=40998, accessed 21 November 2024.]