In this presentation I will discuss my research on Breta sögur, the Old Norse translation of the Historia regum Britannie by Geoffrey of Monmouth. I will give a brief account of the different manuscripts and their relation to each other, discuss the difference between what is usually considered as the two existing versions of the Breta sögur, transmitted in Hauksbók and AM 573 4to, and the content of the text in comparison to other known Galfridian adaptations in Europe.
Hélène Tétrel is associate professor of medieval studies at Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, France. She specializes in the Norse translations of French medieval literature, in particular the romances (the chansons de geste), the Breton material in the sagas of chivalry and pseudo-historical texts, including Karlamagnúss saga og Breta sögur.
Miðaldastofa Háskóla Íslands
The University of Iceland Centre for Medieval Studies