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Informationen zum Autor Paul and Sarah Edwards are the bestselling coauthors of numerous books, including Finding Your Perfect Work , The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century , and Making Money in Cyberspace . They provide millions of people with informative and inspirational advice on self-employment through their radio and television shows, their online venues, and their popular newspaper and magazine columns. Klappentext An Icelandic saga which mixes realism with wild gothic imagination and history with eerie tales of hauntings. It dramatizes a 13th century view of the past, from the pagan anarchy of the Viking age to the settlement of Iceland, the coming of Christianity and the beginnings of organized society. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung An Icelandic saga which mixes realism with wild gothic imagination and history with eerie tales of hauntings. It dramatizes a 13th century view of the past, from the pagan anarchy of the Viking age to the settlement of Iceland, the coming of Christianity and the beginnings of organized society. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Inhaltsverzeichnis Eyrbyggja Saga Introduction Note on the Translation List of Characters 1. Ketil Flat-Nose 2. Bjorn is outlawed 3. Thorolf Mostur-Beard 4. Thorolf goes to Iceland 5. In the Hebrides 6. Bjorn goes to Iceland 7. Other settlers 8. Thorolf Twist-Foot 9. Desecration 10. Terms of Settlement 11. Thorstein Cod-Biter dies 12. A new generation 13. Snorri travels to Norway 14. Snorri wins Helgafell 15. Snorri the Priest 16. Gunnlaug's mishap 17. Illugi the Black 18. Hostilities 19. After the fight 20. Sorcerers put to death 21. Arnkel's advice 22. Exile 23. Insults 24. Eirik the Red 25. The Swedish berserks 26. Attempt on Snorri's life 27. Thorgerd gets help 28. The end of the berserks 29. A love affair 30. Thorolf Twist-Foot 31. Arson 32. Ulfar is killed 33. Thorolf Twist-Foot dies 34. Thorolf's ghost 35. New troubles 36. Attempt on Arnkel's life 37. Arnkel is killed 38. Settlement 39. A new dispute 40. Bjorn comes back to Iceland 41. A marriage offer 42. Attempt on Arnbjorn's life 43. The price of a slave 44. The Battle of Alfta Fjord 45. The Battle of Vigra Fjord 46. Settlement 47. Attempt on Bjorn's life 48. To Greenland 49. Christianity in Iceland 50. Thorgunna 51. Thorgunna dies 52. An omen 53. The hauntings begin 54. More ghosts 55. The ghosts are banished 56. Snorri's enemies 57. Ospak 58. Fighting 59. More looting 60. Thorir is killed 61. Alf and Snorri 62. The criminals are killed 63. Thorolf comes back from the dead 64. In the New World 65. Snorri's descendants Glossary of Personal Names Bibliographical Notes Map of West Coast of Iceland ...
