Þáttr
The þættir are short stories written mostly in Iceland during the 13th and 14th centuries.
The majority of þættir occur in two compendious manuscripts, Morkinskinna and Flateyjarbók, and within them most are found as digressions within kings' sagas. Sverrir Tómasson regards those in Morkinskinna, at least, as exempla or illustrations inseparable from the narratives that contain them, filling out the picture of the kings' qualities, good and bad, as well as adding comic relief.
Íslendinga þættir
The short tales of Icelanders or Íslendinga þættir focus on Icelanders, often relating the story of their travels abroad to the court of a Norwegian king.List of short tales:Albani þáttr ok SunnifuArnórs þáttr jarlaskáldsAuðunar þáttr vestfirzkaBergbúa þáttrBolla þáttr BollasonarBrandkrossa þáttrBrands þáttr örvaDraumr Þorsteins Síðu-HallssonarEgils þáttr Síðu-HallssonarEinars þáttr SkúlasonarEiríks þáttr rauðaGeirmundar þáttrGísls þáttr IllugasonarGrœnlendinga þáttr (I)Grœnlendinga þáttr (II)/Einars þáttr SokkasonarGull-Ásu-Þórðar þáttrGunnars þáttr ÞiðrandabanaHalldórs þáttr Snorrasonar inn fyrriHalldórs þáttr Snorrasonar inn síðariHallfreðar þáttr vandræðaskáldsHauks þáttr hábrókarHrafns þáttr GuðrúnarsonarHreiðars þáttrHrómundar þáttr haltaÍslendings þáttr sögufróðaÍvars þáttr IngimundarsonarJökuls þáttr BúasonarKjartans þáttr ÓlafssonarKristni þáttrKumlbúa þáttrMána þáttr skáldsOdds þáttr ÓfeigssonarOrms þáttr StórólfssonarÓttars þáttr svartaRauðs þáttr hins rammaRauðúlfs þáttrRögnvalds þáttr ok RauðsSneglu-Halla þáttrSteins þáttr SkaptasonarStefnis þáttr ÞorgilssonarStjörnu-Odda draumrStúfs þáttr inn meiriStúfs þáttr inn skemmriSvaða þáttr ok Arnórs kerlingarnefsSveins þáttr ok FinnsÞiðranda þáttr ok ÞórhallsÞorgríms þáttr HallasonarÞorleifs þáttr jarlaskáldsÞormóðar þáttrÞorsteins þáttr AustfirðingsÞorsteins þáttr forvitnaÞorsteins þáttr Síðu-HallssonarÞorsteins þáttr skelksÞorsteins þáttr stangarhöggsÞorsteins þáttr sögufróðaÞorsteins þáttr tjaldstœðingsÞorsteins þáttr uxafótsÞorvalds þáttr tasaldaÞorvalds þáttr víðförlaÞorvarðar þáttr krákunefsÞórarins þáttr NefjólfssonarÞórarins þáttr ofsaÞórarins þáttr stuttfeldarÞórhalls þáttr knappsÆvi Snorra goðaÖgmundar þáttr dytts
- ''Ölkofra þáttr''