Fœreyinga saga is an Old Norse prose narrative, presumably dating from the thirteenth century. The saga is nowhere independently preserved, but always as a part of the kings’ sagas of Óláfr Tryggvason (d. 1000) and Óláfr helgi (d. 1030). These are preserved in the manuscript Flateyjarbók (GKS 1005 fol.), where Fœreyinga saga is distributed throughout the text of Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar and Óláfs saga helga in chapters of various lengths. In addition, various parts of the saga are found in other manuscripts of the sagas of the two kings, such as AM 61 fol., AM 62 fol., AM 53 fol., AM 54 fol. and various manuscripts of Óláfs saga helga (among them copies of Kringla).
The oldest manuscripts of Fœreyinga saga date from the latter portion of the thirteenth century, but all the
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Citation: Jakobsson, Ármann. "Færeyinga saga". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 04 May 2023 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=40998, accessed 08 December 2023.]