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Description edit
A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's greatest literary treasures-as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these stories depict with an astonishingly modern realism the... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Egil: Add a description of this character.
- Thorstein
- Olaf
- Gudrun
- Gisli
- Gunnlaug
- Thorolf
- Thorkel
- Bolli
- Snorri
- Thorbjorn
- Helgi
- Harald
- Steinar
- Bjarni
- Skallagrim
- Thordis
- Eirik
- Thorvald
- Thorir
- Thorgrim
- Halldor
- Kjartan
- Bork
- Sam
- Hoskuld
- Thorarin
- Halli
- Gudrid
- Borg
- Hrolleif
- Arinbjorn
- Hrafnkel
- Gunnhild
- Athelstan
- Ofeig
- Gunnar
- Karlsefni
- Ospak
- Thorleik
- Gish
- Eyvind
- Kveldulf
- Vigdis
- Berg
- Thorfinn
Setting & Locations edit
- Iceland
- Norway
- Greenland
- England
- Denmark
- Vatnsdal
- Haiti
- Vestein
- Vinland
- Trondheim
- Laugar
- Tunga
- Hrutafjord
- Helgafell
- Hrefna
- Breidafjord
- Hordaland
- Hof
- Brynjolf
- Laxardal
- Halogaland
- Scotland
- Sognefjord
- Saebol
- Ireland
- Haukadal
- Fjordane
- Mosfell
- Hvita
- Osvif
- Finnmark
- Melkorka
- Ljot
- Vididal
- Brattahlid
- Myrar
- Aurland
- Vik
- Saelingsdal
- Sweden
- Lade
- Ingimund
- Stigandi
- Gilsbakki
- Adalbol
- Surnadal
First Sentence edit
Egil's Saga is acknowledged as one of the masterpieces of the genre, a magnificently wrought portrait of poet, warrior and farmer Egil Skallagrimsson.
Table of Contents edit
List of Illustrations and Tables
Preface
Introduction
Further Reading
A Note on the Texts
SAGAS
Egil's Saga
The Saga of the People of Vatnsdal
The Saga of the People of Laxardal
Bolli Bollason's Tale
The Saga of Hrafnkel Frey's Godi
The Saga of the Confederates
Gisli Sursson's Saga
The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-tongue
The Saga of Ref the Sly
The Vinland Sagas
The Saga of the Greenlanders
Eirik the Red's Saga
TALES
The Tale of Thorstein Staff-struck
The Tale of Halldor Snorrason II
The Tale of Sarcastic Halli
The Tale of Thorstein Shiver
The Tale of Audun from the West Fjords
The Tale of the Story-wise Icelander
REFERENCE SECTION
Illustrations and Diagrams
Ships
The Farm
Social and Political Structure
Glossary
Index of Characters
Authors & Contributors edit
Other Contributors:
- Jane Smiley (Preface)
- Robert L. Kellogg (Introduction)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 27, 2001
ISBN: 978-0141000039
Page Count: 848 pages
Publisher: Penguin
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 27, 2001
ISBN: 978-0141000039
Page Count: 848 pages
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 839.63008
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( S ) › Smiley, Jane
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › European › German
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Family Saga
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Anthologies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Norse & Icelandic Sagas
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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