NJAL'S SAGA; Translated from the Old Icelandic with Introduction and Notes

Published by New York University Press, 1955

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Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Top corners bumped. Small Adhesive stains to inner covers. Minor shelfwear.; Njáls saga (also known as "Brennu-Njáls saga" or "The Story of the burning of Njáll") is arguably the most famous of the Sagas of Icelanders. Among Icelanders, the saga is most often referred to simply as Njála. This Icelandic epic from the 13th century describes the progress of a series of blood feuds. Its author is believed to have lived in southeast Iceland, but little more is known. It has a deservedly high reputation as the greatest Icelandic saga. The breadth of its subject matter and the references within the text indicate that the author must have been extremely well read. The events occur between 960 and 1020, as evidenced from the historical reference to King Harold Grayfell (961-976) in chapter three, the Christian conversion of Iceland in 999 covered in chapters 94-101, and the Battle of Clontarf outside Dublin in 1014 in the second-to-last chapter.; 388 pages.

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Title
NJAL'S SAGA; Translated from the Old Icelandic with Introduction and Notes
Author
Bayerschmidt, Carl F. & Lee M. Hollander
Publisher
New York University Press
Publication year
1955
Condition
Very Good
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Hardcover
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