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Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Grettis Saga
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legends
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Grettis Saga: The Story of Grettir the Strong
Author: William Morris
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473367212
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This early work by William Morris was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. William Morris was born in London, England in 1834. Arguably best known as a textile designer, he founded a design partnership which deeply influenced the decoration of churches and homes during the early 20th century. However, he is also considered an important Romantic writer and pioneer of the modern fantasy genre, being a direct influence on authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien. As well as fiction, Morris penned poetry and essays. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473367212
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
This early work by William Morris was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. William Morris was born in London, England in 1834. Arguably best known as a textile designer, he founded a design partnership which deeply influenced the decoration of churches and homes during the early 20th century. However, he is also considered an important Romantic writer and pioneer of the modern fantasy genre, being a direct influence on authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien. As well as fiction, Morris penned poetry and essays. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
THE SAGA OF GRETTIR THE STRONG - A Viking Legend
Author: Unknown
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1907256571
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
In this saga, Grettir's life is told from beginning to end. As a child, he is rebellious and bad-tempered. He is described as red haired, freckled, and broad around the eyes. But he is also courageous. He takes on and defeats a draugr, a walking corpse or Norse equivalent of a zombie. But in doing so he is cursed, and this is thought to be the cause of his later misfortunes. At times Grettir falls into the role of a bona fide hero, but he is blamed for setting fire to a hall, killing many men, and is condemned by the Thing (assembly) to outlawry (although many suspect the validity of this sentence). This means that anyone may attempt to kill him without legal penalty and citizens are forbidden to help in any way. Many attempts are made but none succeed. This is not dissimilar to the Saga of Gisli. Grettir eventually becomes the longest surviving outlaw in Icelandic history. When he has completed nearly 20 years as an outlaw, his friends and family ask for his outlawry to be lifted, arguing that a man may not spend more than 20 years as an outlaw (in reality there was no such law in medieval Iceland). After a debate at the assembly, it is decided that the outlawry will be lifted when he has truly completed the 20 years, but not before. His enemies make one last effort, using sorcery causing him to wound himself and finally defeat him in the lonely, fortress-like Drangey off the northern tip of Iceland where he was staying with his brother Illugi, and slave Glaumur. Later, in Constantinople where the Norse served as the Varangian Guard to the Emperor, Grettir's half brother, Thorsteinn of Dromund, avenges his murder. 33% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charity.
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1907256571
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
In this saga, Grettir's life is told from beginning to end. As a child, he is rebellious and bad-tempered. He is described as red haired, freckled, and broad around the eyes. But he is also courageous. He takes on and defeats a draugr, a walking corpse or Norse equivalent of a zombie. But in doing so he is cursed, and this is thought to be the cause of his later misfortunes. At times Grettir falls into the role of a bona fide hero, but he is blamed for setting fire to a hall, killing many men, and is condemned by the Thing (assembly) to outlawry (although many suspect the validity of this sentence). This means that anyone may attempt to kill him without legal penalty and citizens are forbidden to help in any way. Many attempts are made but none succeed. This is not dissimilar to the Saga of Gisli. Grettir eventually becomes the longest surviving outlaw in Icelandic history. When he has completed nearly 20 years as an outlaw, his friends and family ask for his outlawry to be lifted, arguing that a man may not spend more than 20 years as an outlaw (in reality there was no such law in medieval Iceland). After a debate at the assembly, it is decided that the outlawry will be lifted when he has truly completed the 20 years, but not before. His enemies make one last effort, using sorcery causing him to wound himself and finally defeat him in the lonely, fortress-like Drangey off the northern tip of Iceland where he was staying with his brother Illugi, and slave Glaumur. Later, in Constantinople where the Norse served as the Varangian Guard to the Emperor, Grettir's half brother, Thorsteinn of Dromund, avenges his murder. 33% of the net profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charity.
The Saga of Grettir the Strong
Author:
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141937920
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Composed at the end of the fourteenth century by an unknown author, The Saga of Grettir the Strong is one of the last great Icelandic sagas. It relates the tale of Grettir, an eleventh-century warrior struggling to hold on to the values of a heroic age becoming eclipsed by Christianity and a more pastoral lifestyle. Unable to settle into a community of farmers, Grettir becomes the aggressive scourge of both honest men and evil monsters - until, following a battle with the sinister ghost Glam, he is cursed to endure a life of tortured loneliness away from civilisation, fighting giants, trolls and berserks. A mesmerising combination of pagan ideals and Christian faith, this is a profoundly moving conclusion to the Golden Age of the saga writing.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141937920
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Composed at the end of the fourteenth century by an unknown author, The Saga of Grettir the Strong is one of the last great Icelandic sagas. It relates the tale of Grettir, an eleventh-century warrior struggling to hold on to the values of a heroic age becoming eclipsed by Christianity and a more pastoral lifestyle. Unable to settle into a community of farmers, Grettir becomes the aggressive scourge of both honest men and evil monsters - until, following a battle with the sinister ghost Glam, he is cursed to endure a life of tortured loneliness away from civilisation, fighting giants, trolls and berserks. A mesmerising combination of pagan ideals and Christian faith, this is a profoundly moving conclusion to the Golden Age of the saga writing.
Grettir's Saga
Author:
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019280152X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A sweeping epic of the Viking Age, Grettir's Saga follows the life of the outlaw Grettir the Strong as he battles against sorcery, bad luck, and the vengefulness of his enemies. Among the most famous and widely read of Iceland's sagas, this new translation features extensive illustrative material to elucidate the story.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 019280152X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A sweeping epic of the Viking Age, Grettir's Saga follows the life of the outlaw Grettir the Strong as he battles against sorcery, bad luck, and the vengefulness of his enemies. Among the most famous and widely read of Iceland's sagas, this new translation features extensive illustrative material to elucidate the story.
The Library of John Quinn
Author: John Quinn
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Category : Book auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Book auctions
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection Bequeathed by Willard Fiske
Author: Cornell University. Libraries
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Category : Icelandic language
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Publisher:
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Category : Icelandic language
Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Islandica
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Catalogue of the Icelandic Collection Bequeathed by Willard Fiske
Author: Cornell University Library (Ithaca)
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Category : Icelandic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 784
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Icelandic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 784
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The Library of the Late H. Buxton Forman ... The Anderson Galleries ... New York
Author: Harry Buxton Forman
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Category : Auction catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Auction catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 560
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