The Sagas of Icelanders: A Selection more books like this

by Jane Smiley (Preface by), Robert Kellogg (Introduction by)

Among the great world literatures, the medieval Sagas of Iceland rank high in the opinions of 20th-century poets such as W. H. Auden, Ted Hughes, and Seamus Heaney, but they have remained relatively obscure when compared to other national epics such as BEOWULF, THE SONG OF ROLAND, and THE ILIAD. This edition, which includes 12 Sagas including the ...

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The Confederates & Hen-Thorir more books like this

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Four Old Icelandic Sagas and Other Tales more books like this

by W Bryant Bachman

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Gautrek's saga, and other medieval tales more books like this

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Oxford World's Classics more books like this

by Gwyn Jones (Editor)

The remote and inhospitable landscape of Iceland made it a perfect breeding-ground for heroes. The first Norsemen to colonize it in 860 found that the fight for survival demanded high courage and tough self reliance; it also nurtured a stern sense of duty and an uncompromising view of destiny. The Icelandic sagas relate the adventurous lives of ...

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