Abstract
The aim of this book is to introduce the Czech reader to the world of knightly epic at the court of Hákon Hákonarson the Old of Norway as well as to that of later Icelandic chivalric fiction. Four primary texts were chosen to present the riddarasqgur - two translated (primary) chivalric sagas and two original (secondary) chivalric sagas.
The first group is represented by the Erex saga and the þáttr Af Runzivals bardaga, the Icelandic texts by the Tristrams saga ok Ísoddar and the Bærings saga fagra. An introductory essay is also included, summarizing the main traits of the genre and its place in the Old Norse literary and cultural tradition.
A short bibliography will help readers quickly gain access to selected secondary works and engage with the topic further.