Three Icelandic Outlaw Sagas (Saga of Gisli, the Saga of Grettir, the Saga of Hord) - Softcover

Johnston, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 046088221X ISBN 13: 9780460882217

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, 2001

Synopsis

Here are three epic stories of exile and adventure: the heroes condemned to wander their lands in expiation of crimes committed in honour's name. Gisli with his biting sword Greyflank; Grettir the impetuous hot-head, and Hord the orphan, accursed at birth by his own mother. Each must do battle with the forces of an unforgiving fate - and with the destructive drives of his own character. Monsters, magic and all manner of romance are to be found in these three Icelandic sagas. Yet, with all their heroic extravagance, these tales are human before they are anything else, marked out by their down-to-earth conviction and their sometimes shocking emotional power.

About this title

About the Author:

SALES POINTSThe only English translation of the three sagas in a single volume Includes introduction, notes, selected criticism, further reading, text summary, indexes and a chronology of early Icelandic literature Includes nine specially commissioned maps Reset with wide B format pages to give generous margins for notes

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 046088221X
• ISBN 13: 9780460882217
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Faulkes Reader In Old Icelandic Anthony