Studia Islandica - 01.06.1956, Page 16

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REYKDŒLA SAGA
EPIC PART DIRECT SPEECH
_____A___________ _________A______
t ' \ t \
w o PERIODS SYLL. PER PER. SYLL. PER PHRASE PARAT. HYPOT. \ PERIODS SYLL. PER PER. SYLL. PER PHRASE PARAT. HYPOT.
17. 21 20.8 10.4 n 10 —
18. 78 28.4 9.1 65 90 7 41.4 9.1 5 20
19. 38 27.4 9.7 32 38 5 26.2 9.4 2 7
20. 20 40.8 10.2 28 32 2 43.- 10.8 1 5
21. 17 37.- 8.5 36 21 —
22. 23 35,- 9.5 33 29 2 14.5 14.5 — —
23. 58 25.7 9.3 57 46 3 27.- 8.1 2 5
24. 52 26.4 8.9 45 58 3 17.3 6.5 2 3
25. 32 31.9 9.7 35 38 1 39.- 7.8 — 4
26. 55 20.6 7.6 48 45 35 24.4 8.1 21 49
27. 16 25.4 8.8 18 12 —
28. 22 31.9 9.1 30 25 —
29. 19 29.3 9.1 28 14 1 18 9 — 1
30. 31 33.6 10.3 45 24 3 45.3 12.4 6 2
482 511 482 62 39 96
4. Next is given the average length of periods and
phrases in the epic part of the sagas in a condensed
form, covering the complete texts.
PERIODS PHRASES
Droplaugarsona saga ............. 18.3 8.7
Heiðarvíga saga.................. 20.8 8.7
Fóstbrœðra saga ................. 20.8 9.2
Egils saga ...................... 20.05 8.5
Gísla saga ...................... 20.1 7.7
Grettis saga ...................... 18.6 8.9
Hrafnkels saga................... 18.4 9.4
Laxdœla saga....................... 18.7 9.6
Njáls saga ........................ 16.8 8-
Reykdœla saga.................... 28.2 9.1
Reykdœla saga ch. 26 ............ 20.6 7.6
Viga-Glúms saga exc. 13-16 ...... 20.3 9.-
Víga-Glúms saga 13-16 ........... 14.- 6.9
The average length of periods as well as of phrases is
showing a rather great regularity throughout.
Exceptions: Reykdœla saga, with 28.2 per period, i.e.
about 40% higher than the ‘normal’ average, and Vígo