Sörla saga sterka

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Sörla saga sterka is a legendary saga which was written sometime during the 14th or 15th centuries.

It is a sequel to Hálfdanar saga Brönufóstra and like its prequel one of its locales is England, which is a vassal to Sweden. Sörli the Strong is a son of the king of Oppland, and is at feud with Halfdan Brana's Foster Son (now king of Sweden). After some adventures in Africa, which greatly resemble Halfdan's exploits in Helluland, Sörli encounters Halfdan, kills him, and takes his ship. Halfdan's son Högni (of the Hjaðningavíg) fights against him but later they become allies.

Much of the story is presented in a similar form in the mid-section of Sörla þáttr.

[edit] Sources and external links

• Helpful Danes and Pagan Irishmen: Saga Fantasies of the Viking Age in the British Isles, by Elizabeth Ashman Rowe.
• The saga in Old Norse at «Norrøne Tekster og Kvad».
• The saga in Old Norse at Snerpa.
• The saga in Old Norse at Northvegr.