About Haraldur Bessason Haraldur Bessason was Professor and Head of the Department of Icelandic Languages and Literature at the University of Manitoba. Books by Haraldur Bessason A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth Islendinga Saga by (author) Jon Johannesson translated by Haraldur Bessason The Edda A Collection of Essays edited by R.J. Glendinning & Haraldur Bessason