The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald
Translated by W. G. Collingwood · Translated by Jón Stefánsson
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"The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald" by W. G. Collingwood and Jón Stefánsson is a saga translation written in the 13th century. It tells the story of tenth-century Icelandic poet Kormak Ogmundsson and his doomed love for Steingerd Torkelsdottir. A curse causes Kormak to arrive late for his own wedding, forcing Steingerd to marry another. The saga follows Kormak's journey to Ireland with King Harald Greycloak and his eventual fate in Scotland, preserving many poems about his lost love.
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