They tell of famous kings, difficult gods and women of great beauty, goodness or cunning; but although they paint the traditional colourful picture of the Viking warrior making raids in his dragon-headed longboat, these stories are not concerned, like Hrafnkel’s Saga or Njal’s Saga, for example, to point a moral or to set down the glories of Icelandic history or geography. Instead the narrators, witty and well-read, plundered sources from Homer to French romance, and incorporated local myths, legends and heroic tales in a bid to entertain us, capture our imagination and make us laugh.
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They tell of famous kings, difficult gods and women of great beauty, goodness or cunning; but although they paint the traditional colourful picture of the Viking warrior making raids in his dragon-headed longboat, these stories are not concerned, like Hrafnkel’s Saga or Njal’s Saga, for example, to point a moral or to set down the glories of Icelandic history or geography. Instead the narrators, witty and well-read, plundered sources from Homer to French romance, and incorporated local myths, legends and heroic tales in a bid to entertain us, capture our imagination and make us laugh.
Imprint | Penguin Classics |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | September 1985 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | 1986 |
Translators | Hermann Palsson, Paul Edwards |
Dimensions | 196 x 130 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-044474-2 |
Barcode | 9780140444742 |
Languages | value |
Subtitles | value |
Categories | |
LSN | 0-14-044474-2 |