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Vikings clash in Orkney: blood, betrayal, and saga-worthy legends unfold.
Orkneyinga Saga
the history of the earls of orkney
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256 pages
- Release Date
31 August 1981
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Summary
Orkneyinga Saga: Tales of Vikings, Bloodshed, and Island Feuds
A fascinating account of the time of the Vikings and the feuds of the Orkney Isles. Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend, and history.
The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140443837 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140443835 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Hermann Palsson, Paul Edwards |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 August 1981 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
Hermann Palsson
Hermann Palsson was General Editor of the New Saga Library and author of many books on the history and literature of medieval Iceland. He translated many sagas for Penguin Classics.
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