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The Saga of the Jómsvikings: A Translation for Students

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Availability:In StockContributor:Alison Finlay, þórdís Edda JóhannesdóttirSeries:Northern Medieval World: On the Margins of EuropePublish date:2019-08-05Pages:124
Language:EnglishPublisher:Medieval Institute PublicationsISBN-13:9781580443135ISBN-10:1580443133UPC:9781580443135Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:European, MedievalBook Topic:Scandinavian, GermanSize:9.00 x 5.90 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC3HMZY04C

Unique among the Icelandic sagas, part-history, part-fiction, the Saga of the J msvikings tells of a legendary band of vikings, originally Danish, who established an island fortress of the Baltic coast and launched and ultimately lost their heroic attack on the pagan ruler of Norway in the late tenth century. The saga's account of their stringent warrior code, fatalistic adherence to their own reckless vows and declarations of extreme courage as they face execution articulates a remarkable account of what it meant to be a viking. This translation presents the longest and earliest text of the saga, never before published in English, with a full literary and historical introduction to this remarkable work.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Medieval Institute PublicationsISBN-13:9781580443135ISBN-10:1580443133UPC:9781580443135Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:European, MedievalBook Topic:Scandinavian, GermanSize:9.00 x 5.90 x 0.30 inchesWeight:0.4012Product ID:SC3HMZY04C
Alison Finlay, University of London, UK; þórdís Edda Jóhannesdóttir, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

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