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Composed at the end of the fourteenth century by an unknown author, The Saga of Grettir the Strong is one of the last great Icelandic sagas. With a mesmerizing combination of pagan ideals and Christian faith, it relates the tale of Grettir, an eleventh- century warrior struggling to... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Grettir Asmundarson: Add a description of this character.
- Thorstein Dromund
- Thorfinn
- Thorbjorn
- Ofeig
- Thorir
- Atli
- Onund
- Gisli
- Bardi
- Illugi
- Audun
- Thorgeir
- Skeggi
- Thorkel
- Gunnar
- Skafti
- Thorodd
- Thorhall
- Snorri
- Olaf
- Thrand
- Asgrim
- Asdis
- Haflidi
- Kormak
- Vermund
- Thorarin
- Halldor
- Drangey
- Thormod
- Thorstein Kuggason
- Harald
- Kar
- Eyvind
- Thorvald
- Ali
- Thordis
- Thorgils Masson
- Sigurd
- Hook
- Hallmund
- Hjarrandi
First Sentence edit
There was a man named Onund.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: Icelandic
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 29, 2005
ISBN: 978-0140447736
Page Count: 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Country: USA
Publication Date: November 29, 2005
ISBN: 978-0140447736
Page Count: 320 pages
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 839.63
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Family Saga
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Norse & Icelandic Sagas
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › Scandinavian
- Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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