Product details
ISBN
9780140447729
Published
2004
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd; Penguin Classics
Weight
226 gr
Height
197 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
17 mm
Age
01, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
304
Edited by
Biographical note
Edited by Vesteinn Olason (Arni Magnusson Institute at the University of Iceland) and translated by Martin S Regal (University of Iceland) and Judy Quinn (Newnham College, Cambridge)
These sagas recount fierce feuds in which honour is fought for, sacrifice is demanded, and blood is shed. The fate of the characters at the centre of each saga, however, is very different. Gisli is a traditional Viking-age hero who is determined to exact revenge at any cost and whose death is tragic when it comes. In contrast his nephew, Snorri, represents a new generation and acts to strengthen the new social order. Taken together these sagas reveal the richness and variety of the saga tradition.
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Based on oral tales that originated in historical events in 10th-century Iceland, these two sagas follow the fate of a powerful Viking family across two generations, from its early Norwegian ancestry through fierce battles to defend its honour.
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Product details
ISBN
9780140447729
Published
2004
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd; Penguin Classics
Weight
226 gr
Height
197 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
17 mm
Age
01, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
304
Edited by