$30.65
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2004
Summary
Egil’s Saga: A Warrior’s Tale of Blood, Poetry, and Honor
A new edition of one of the most celebrated Icelandic sagas and a cornerstone of Scandinavian literature – a gripping story of love, hate, and the enduring power of friendship.
Egil’s Saga chronicles the long and violent life of Egil Skallagrimsson, a tenth-century warrior-poet and farmer. A complex and morally ambiguous figure, Egil was both a master of beautiful verse and a man capable of shocking brutality.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447705 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140447709 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Leifur Eiriksson, Bernard Scudder, Ornulfur Thorsson, Svanhildur Oskarsdottir |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 213g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 17mm |
About The Author
Leifur Eiriksson
Bernard Scudder lives in Reykjavik as a full-time translator. His translations encompass sagas, ancient and modern poetry, and leading contemporary novels and plays. In 1998 two novels in his translation were short-listed for the European Union’s Aristeon Literary Prize.
Svanhildur scarsd ttir has a research post at the rni Magnosson Institute in Reykjavik. She has published on Icelandic literature, medieval and modern.
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