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Book The Icelandic Saga

Download or read book The Icelandic Saga written by Peter Hallberg and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hrafnkel s Saga and Other Icelandic Stories

Download or read book Hrafnkel s Saga and Other Icelandic Stories written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hrafnkel s Saga and Other Icelandic Stories

Download or read book Hrafnkel s Saga and Other Icelandic Stories written by Hermann Pálsson and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Saga Of Hrafnkel Freysgothi

Download or read book The Saga Of Hrafnkel Freysgothi written by Harald Oswald and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Saga Of Hrafnkel Freysgothi is a classic tale . The author of the original Manuscript is unknown . Hrafnkel is an ambitious man devoted to the deity freyr . But when someone rides his horse freyfaxi of whom he made a vow that whoever would ride the horse aside from him he would kill ... what happens next Well... READ THE SAGA NOW !

Book The Saga of the Greenlanders  Groenlendinga Saga

Download or read book The Saga of the Greenlanders Groenlendinga Saga written by Matthew Leigh Embleton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-25 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Saga of the Greenlanders (Groenlendinga Saga) is one of the two Icelandic Sagas which make up the Vínland Sagas (Vínlandingasögur) which tell the story of the Norse discovery of North America. The story includes the events leading up to Erik the Red being banished from Iceland and discovering Greenland. Following the accidental discovery of lands further west of Greenland, there are a number of expeditions to explore and settle these lands. The story survived by oral tradition over several centuries before being written down in the 13th century. It is preserved in the Flateyjarbók. This book is designed to be of use to anyone studying or with a keen interest in Old Norse or Old Icelandic, clearly showing how these languages work, and the influence of these languages on English. Both Old Norse and Old Icelandic versions are included. This edition is laid out in three columns, the original text, a literal word-for-word translation, and a modern translation. Also included is a word list with over 1,000 definitions. Also available in this series: The Saga of Erik the Red (Eiríks Saga Rauða) and The Vínland Sagas (Vínlandingasögur).

Book Egil s Saga

    Book Details:
  • Author : Snorri Sturluson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1960
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 282 pages

Download or read book Egil s Saga written by Snorri Sturluson and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egil's Saga tells the story of the long and brutal life of tenth-century warrior-poet and farmer Egil Skallagrimsson: a morally ambiguous character who was at once the composer of intricately beautiful poetry, and a physical grotesque capable of staggering brutality. The saga recounts Egil's progression from youthful savagery to mature wisdom as he struggles to avenge his father's exile from Norway, defend his honor against the Norwegian King Erik Bloodaxe, and fight for the English King Athelstan in his battles against Scotland. Exploring issues as diverse as the question of loyalty, the power of poetry, and the relationship between two brothers who love the same woman, Egil's Saga is a fascinating depiction of a deeply human character.

Book Four Old Icelandic Sagas and Other Tales

Download or read book Four Old Icelandic Sagas and Other Tales written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a collection of translations from Old Icelandic. Includes four sagas and five shorter narratives, most of which appear for the first time in English. Contents: The Saga of Clever Ref; The Story of Thorstein of the East Fjords; The Saga of Valla Ljot; The Story of Thorvard Crow-Noes; The Story of Shuttle-Halli; The Story of Gold Asa-Thord; The Saga of Oath-Bound Men; The Story of Gisl Illugason; The Saga of Bjorn, Champion of Hitardale; Bibliography

Book Gunnlaugs Saga

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anonymous
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Pub
  • Release : 2013-03-06
  • ISBN : 9781482707083
  • Pages : 126 pages

Download or read book Gunnlaugs Saga written by Anonymous and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-03-06 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This saga tells the story of two Icelandic poets Gunnlaugr ormstunga and Hrafn Önundarson, and their competition for the love of Helga the Fair, granddaughter of Egill Skallagrímsson. The story opens with a prophetic dream of two eagles fighting over a swan, prefiguring the love triangle in the story. The story then follows Gunnlaugr as it describes his ambitious career as a court poet. He first competes with Hrafn (Raven) in verse and later in battle.

Book The Saga of     r  ur Kakali

Download or read book The Saga of r ur Kakali written by D. M. White and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Old Icelandic text The Saga of þórður kakali survives today as part of the fourteenth-century compilation The Saga of the Sturlungar. In extant form, The Saga of þórður kakali is a biography of þórður kakali Sighvatsson (c.1210-56) - chieftain, royal retainer, and sheriff - and covers the periods 1242-50 and 1254-56, providing an interesting view of power politics and political culture from the periphery of medieval Europe, challenging dominant historiographical narratives derived from the sources produced at the center.Hitherto, only one English translation of The Saga of the Sturlungar (and thus The Saga of þórður kakali) has ever been produced. This translation was carried out by Julia McGrew and R. George Thomas (published in two volumes, 1970-74). Nevertheless, even with the invaluable assistance of the eminent Icelandic scholar Sigurður Nordal - who provided English translations of the trickier passages of text - McGrew and Thomas's translation turned out to be "defective and unreliable" (in the words of Oren Falk).Published translations are cultural levelers insofar as they open up texts to broader audiences - members of the interested wider public - who may not have the means or time to learn the original language merely to study a single primary source or read a lone literary classic. While McGrew and Thomas's translation of The Saga of þórður kakali is more or less serviceable if used with extreme caution (i.e., by native English speakers with fluency in Icelandic), the importance of competent translations should not be forgotten, especially for the reader without Icelandic language skills: poor translations can offend, confuse, and mislead users of the target language.The present edition of The Saga of þórður kakali offers a new and accessible translation of the text by D.M. White, produced directly from the Icelandic with which it is printed side by side.D.M. White (b. 1994) received his BA and MA from the University of Birmingham before starting his PhD in the Department of Scandinavian Studies at University College London in 2017. His PhD thesis is on the origins of The Saga of þórður kakali, and is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive picture of this thirteenth-century Icelandic saga's beginnings. He has previously published an English translation of The Tale of Geirmundur heljarskinn, another text - like The Saga of þórður kakali - from the fourteenth-century compilation The Saga of the Sturlungar.

Book The Saga of the Greenlanders

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  • Author : Anonymous
  • Publisher : Independently Published
  • Release : 2023-10-06
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Saga of the Greenlanders written by Anonymous and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Saga of the Greenlanders (Groenlendinga Saga) is one of the two Icelandic Sagas which make up the Vínland Sagas (Vínlandingasögur), along with The Saga of Erik the Red (Eiríks Saga Rauða), which tell the story of the Norse discovery of North America. The rich tradition of Icelandic literature survived by oral tradition over several centuries before being written down in the 13th Century. Old Norse is a North Germanic language spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. Old Icelandic is a variety of Old West Norse that emerged during the Norse settlement of Iceland in the second half of the 9th century. The meaning of the word 'saga' (plural: 'sǫgur' or 'sögur') translates as 'that which is said', or more widely: a 'saying', 'statement', 'story', 'tale', or 'narrative'. This book contains: - The Saga of the Greenlanders (Groenlendinga Saga) (Old Norse Version) - The Saga of the Greenlanders (Groenlendinga Saga) (Old Icelandic Version) The texts are presented in their original Norse, with a literal word-for-word line-by-line translation, and a Modern English translation, all side-by-side. In this way, it is possible to see and feel how the Norse language worked and how it has evolved. Also included is a word list with 1,935 Norse words translated in to English, and 1,142 English words translated into Norse. This book is designed to be of use and interest to anyone with a passion for the Old Norse or Old Icelandic language, Norse history, or languages and history in general. Translated by Matthew Leigh Embleton Matthew Leigh Embleton is a language and history enthusiast, musician, composer, and producer living in London. www.matthewleighembleton.co.uk

Book Egil s Saga  Translated from the Old Icelandic  with Introd  and Notes  by Gwyn Jones

Download or read book Egil s Saga Translated from the Old Icelandic with Introd and Notes by Gwyn Jones written by Gwyn Jones and published by Syracuse, N.Y., U. P. This book was released on 1960 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Saga of the J  msvikings

    Book Details:
  • Author : Alison Finlay
  • Publisher : Medieval Institute Publications
  • Release : 2019
  • ISBN : 9781580443135
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Saga of the J msvikings written by Alison Finlay and published by Medieval Institute Publications. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique among the Icelandic sagas, part-history, part-fiction, the Saga of the Jómsvikings 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.

Book The Saga of Erik the Red  Eir  ks Saga Rau  a

Download or read book The Saga of Erik the Red Eir ks Saga Rau a written by Matthew Leigh Embleton and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Saga of Erik the Red (Eiríks Saga Rauða) is one of the two Icelandic Sagas which make up the Vínland Sagas (Vínlandingasögur) which tell the story of the Norse discovery of North America. The story includes the events leading up to Erik the Red being banished from Iceland and discovering Greenland. Following the accidental discovery of lands further west of Greenland, there are a number of expeditions to explore and settle these lands. These stories survived by oral tradition over several centuries before being written down in the 13th century. They are preserved in the Hauksbók, and the Skálholtsbók. This book is designed to be of use to anyone studying or with a keen interest in Old Norse or Old Icelandic, clearly showing how these languages work, and the influence of these languages on English. Both Old Norse and Old Icelandic versions are included. This edition is laid out in three columns, the original text, a literal word-for-word translation, and a modern translation. Also included is a word list with over 1,000 definitions. Also available in this series: The Saga of the Greenlanders (Groenlendinga Saga), The Vínland Sagas (Vínlandingasögur).

Book Hrafnkels Saga Freysgoda

Download or read book Hrafnkels Saga Freysgoda written by Sigurdur Nordal and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Four Icelandic Sagas   Hrafnkel Freysgodi s Saga  Thorstein the White s Saga  The Weaponfirther s Saga  The Saga of the Men of Keelness   Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Gwyn Jones

Download or read book Four Icelandic Sagas Hrafnkel Freysgodi s Saga Thorstein the White s Saga The Weaponfirther s Saga The Saga of the Men of Keelness Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Gwyn Jones written by American Scandinavian Society (N.Y.). American-Scandinavian Foundation and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: