Download or read book Olaf S Saga written by David Rosten and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1235 AD in Trondheim, Norway, as King Haakon Sigurdsson IV worries what will become of a Viking king without the strength to wage battle or the wisdom to lead. Desperate for answers, he summons a mystical storyteller from Iceland to tell him the sagas of former kings. Soon, Snorri Sturlson arrives at the Norwegian castle to relay the story of King Olaf Tyggvason to the current king with hopes of restoring his belief that he too, can be a noble leader. From the moment he is born into royalty, it seems Olaf is destined for greatness. But when his familys kingdom is overthrown by Earl Haakon, ten-year-old Olaf is captured and sold as a slave by pirates. As Olaf embarks on a coming-of-age journey where he must struggle to regain his kingdom and fight for the woman he loves, he brings word of Christianity to Norway and sends Leif Erickson to discover a new world in 1000 AD. But Olafs determination to recover what he has lost may end up costing him more than he ever imagined. In this novel based on a true story, a Norwegian king sacrifices everything to battle for his kingdom and the heart of his true love, ultimately becoming one of the greatest adventurers the world has ever known.

Download or read book The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason written by Oddr Snorrason and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oddr Snorrason, a Benedictine monk in northern Iceland in the late twelfth century, composed a landmark Latin biography of the legendary Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason (died 1000 C.E.). This biography was soon translated into Icelandic, and the translation (though not the Latin original) is preserved in two somewhat differing versions and a small fragment of a third. The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason is the first English translation of this text, augmented by an introduction and notes to guide the reader. There is a strong possibility that Oddr's biography was the first full-length saga of the Icelandic Middle Ages. It ushered in a century of saga writing that assured Iceland a unique place in medieval literature and in the history of prose writing. Aside from being a harbinger of the saga tradition, and indeed of the modern novel, The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason has its own literary merits, including an epic description of the great Battle of Svoldr, in which King Olaf succumbed. In significant ways the narrative of this battle anticipates the mature style of the classical sagas in the thirteenth century.

Download or read book Sanctity in the North written by Thomas Andrew DuBois and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sanctity in the North features English translations of texts from Latin or vernacular Nordic languages, in many cases for the first time. The accompanying essays complement the translations and reflect the contributors' own disciplinary groundings in folklore, philology, medieval, and religious studies.

Download or read book Routledge Revivals Medieval Scandinavia 1993 written by Phillip Pulsiano and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1993, Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia covers every aspect of the region during the Middle Ages, including rulers and saints, overviews of the countries, religion, education, politics and law, culture and material life, history, literature, and art. Written by a team of expert contributors, the encyclopedia offers those who lack command of the various Scandinavian languages a basic tool for the study of Medieval Scandinavia from roughly the Migration Period to the Reformation. With full-page maps, useful supplementary photos, cross-references and a comprehensive index, this work will be a valuable and absorbing volume for students of the Norse sagas, the Viking age, and Old English history and literature, and for anyone interested in the cultural and historical heritage of Scandinavia.

Download or read book Der heilige Wikingerk nig Olav Haraldsson und sein hagiographisches Dossier 2 vols written by Lenka Jiroušková and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelfth-century vita of St Olav, the Norwegian King Olav Haraldsson, is an essential text for the earliest Norwegian literature and culture. The different versions of the hagiographic dossier are comprehensively interpreted and contextualised, and for the first time completely in a critical edition presented.

Download or read book The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant Harald Haardraade written by Snorri Sturluson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a great and rousing story of the last of the Viking kings, with truly incredible adventures. The highlight is not the language with flowery flourishes, but with jolting, abrupt changes in plot. There is no inner-dialogue, and the dialogue between characters is direct but halting, with little fluidity. It is obvious that this is an ancient text and a translation.

Download or read book Frozen Olaf Sven On Thin Ice written by Elizabeth Rudnick and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2014-09-23 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Official Arendelle Ice Master and Deliverer, Kristoff never misses a day of work! But while he’s getting ready one day, Olaf overhears him talking to Anna and thinks he’s decided to take the day off. Olaf quickly runs outside to tell Sven! “I have the best news ever! I am going to the be the Official Substitute Ice Master and Deliverer for the day! And you are going to help me!” he says confidently. There’s no stopping Olaf, who is now proudly telling everyone in the kingdom the good news. By the time Kristoff heads outside to meet up with Sven, Olaf and the trusty reindeer are long gone for their work adventure! Thankfully, Kristoff can follow their tracks...and their trail of chaos! Join in on the fun and enjoy all the goofy moments with this lovable snowman and kind-hearted reindeer.

Download or read book The Growth of the Medieval Icelandic Sagas 1180 1280 written by Theodore Murdock Andersson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andersson introduces readers to the development of the Icelandic sagas between 1180 and 1280, a crucial period that witnessed a gradual shift of emphasis from tales of adventure and personal distinction to the analysis of politics and history.

Download or read book The Frozen Saga Anna and Elsa s Journey Disney Frozen written by Random House and published by RH/Disney. This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully-illustrated jacketed hardcover picture book retelling the complete story of Frozen and Frozen 2 together for the first time! The complete retellings of Frozen and Frozen 2 are combined and retold for the first time in this deluxe jacketed hardcover storybook! From their childhood full of stories and magic, to the disastrous events after first opening up Arendelle's gates, and journeying into the Enchanted Forest in search of the truth about Elsa's power, this is the Frozen saga as it has never been experienced before. Accompanied by stunning full-color illustrations on every page, young readers will love reliving the story of Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven over and over again!

Download or read book Medieval Trade in Central Europe Scandinavia and the Balkans 10th 12th Centuries written by Piotr Pranke and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this work is to attempt to verify the theoretical concepts associated with the idea of trade and merchants activities in the 10th - 12th century within the extensive body of written sources available. The main case study is trading within the range of the influence of the Ottonian Empire and Byzantium.

Download or read book Abhandlungen Der K niglich Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Philosophisch Historische Klasse written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Saga book of the Viking Club written by Viking Society for Northern Research and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in v. 3, 5.

Download or read book Forged By Iron Large Print Edition written by Eric Schumacher and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Hakon's Saga comes the first in a series of stories about Olaf Tryggvason, one of the most legendary kings of the Viking Age. Norway, AD 958. The Northern realm is once again at war. The exiled sons of Erik Bloodaxe have returned with the help of the Danes and have slain King Hakon. They now come for Hakon's heir, Jarl Trygvi. Trygvi's wife, Astrid, and young son, Olaf, flee their home with the aid of their household warriors. Pursued by the Bloodaxe brood, the family escapes east, through the dark, forested land of the Swedes and across the treacherous East Sea. But the gods are fickle and the group is torn apart, leaving them to fend for themselves in Forged by Iron, a must-read for all who enjoy action-packed historical fiction. This is the large print edition of Forged By Iron, with a larger font / typeface for easier reading.

Download or read book Saga book of the Viking Society for Northern Research written by Viking Society for Northern Research and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of members in v. 3, 5.

Download or read book The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature written by Conrad Hjalmar Nordby and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature by Conrad Hjalmar Nordby

Download or read book Bibliography of the Sagas of the Kings of Norway and Related Sagas and Tales written by Halldór Hermannsson and published by Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1910 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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