William Sayers
List of John Benjamins publications in which William Sayers is involved.
2024 Óláfr pái Hǫskuldsson’s landing in Ireland ( Laxdæla saga ) in light of the Irish law of the shore NOWELE 77:1, pp. 1–13 | Article
This article compares the commercial knowledge of a Norwegian skipper in the Icelandic Laxdæla saga with the medieval Irish law of the shore, now accessible in recently edited Irish legal tracts. His knowledge of Ireland is matched by the ship’s master, Óláfr paí Hǫskuldsson, son of an enslaved… read more
2009 Mackerel and Penguin: International Words of the North Atlantic NOWELE Volume 56/57 (June 2009), pp. 41–51 | Article
2002 Some Fishy Etymologies: Eng. cod, Norse porskr, DU. kabeljauw, SP. bacalao NOWELE Volume 41 (October 2002), pp. 17–30 | Article




