With the edition of the Old Swedish Legend, in translation and with commentary, this important medieval work is published for the first time in its complete form. The text is a cornerstone in our knowledge and understanding of the early Swedish language and writing. It is also an early work of church history that is important both in Sweden and internationally.

That one of our country's foremost connoisseurs of the early Swedish language, Professor Per-Axel Wiktorsson, has now translated this large and important work can be considered a significant scientific achievement. It is published in four solid volumes totaling 1600 pages by the Diocesan Historical Society of Skara. In this way, a medieval text will become possible to study and get to know for a wider public.