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*Þórðar saga kakala hin mikla: Reconstructing the Lost Original of a Saga from the Sturlunga Compilation

D. M. White
Scandinavian Studies, December 2023, 95 (4) 512-539; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/scs.95.4.512
D. M. White
Ronin Institute
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