Old Norse literature refers to the vernacular literature of the Scandinavian peoples up to ca. 1350. It chiefly consists of Icelandic writings.
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- Old Norse poetry
- Edda
- Norse saga
- Icelanders' sagas
- Kings' sagas
- Legendary sagas
- Old Icelandic Homily Book
- Scandinavian literature
- Icelandic literature
- Norwegian literature
- Swedish literature
- Danish literature
- Faroese literature
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