Gisli Sursson's Saga and the Saga of the People of Eyri

Informationen zum Autor Translated by Martin S. Regal and Judy Quinn; Introduction by Vésteinn Ólason Klappentext These sagas recount fierce feuds in which honour is fought for, sacrifice is demanded, and blood is shed. The fate of the characters at the centre of each saga, however, is very different. Gisli is a traditional Viking-age hero who is determined to exact revenge at any cost and whose death is tragic when it comes. In contrast his nephew, Snorri, represents a new generation and acts to strengthen the new social order. Taken together these sagas reveal the richness and variety of the saga tradition. 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 Based on oral tales that originated in historical events in 10th-century Iceland, these two sagas follow the fate of a powerful Viking family across two generations, from its early Norwegian ancestry through fierce battles to defend its honour.

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• Authors: Vesteinn Olason, Vesteinn (Ed) Olason, Judy Quinn, Martin Regal, Martin S. Regal
• Assisted by: Vesteinn Olason (Editor), Olason Vesteinn (Editor), Judy Quinn (Translation), Quinn Judy (Translation), Judy Quinns (Translation), Martin Regal (Translation), Martin S. Regal (Translation), Regal Martin S. (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 25.09.2003
• EAN: 9780140447729
• ISBN: 978-0-14-044772-9
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics; Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Fairytales, sagas, legends; Sagas, FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Classics, Iceland, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Generational sagas, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval