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Njals Saga
by Anon And Magnusson  Publisher Comments Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept...
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The Sagas of Icelanders
by Jane (int) Smiley Publisher Comments A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's greatest literary treasures — as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these stories...
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Kalevala : Poems of the Kaleva District (63 Edition)
by Elias Lonnrot Publisher Comments The national folk epic of Finland is here presented in an English translation that is both scholarly and eminently readable. The lyrical passages and poetic images, the wry humor, the tall-tale extravagance, and the homely realism of the 'Kaevala' come...
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Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney (Penguin Classics)
by Hermann Palsson Synopsis A Norse saga recounts the conquest of the northern Scottish isles by the Viking kings of Norway during the ninth century....
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Penguin Classics #218: Laxdaela Saga
by Anon And Magnussen Publisher Comments The Penguin Classics list of medieval sagas grows ever more impressive with these two thrilling Norse sagas One of the best -loved works of Icelandic literature, this stirring tale of war and romance follows three generations of strong women, wise...
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Egil's Saga
by Sturluson And Palsson Publisher Comments Egil's Saga tells the story of the long and brutal life of tenth-century warrior-poet and farmer Egil Skallagrimsson: a psychologically ambiguous character who was at once the composer of intricately beautiful poetry and a physical grotesque capable of...
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The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale (Penguin Classics)
by Keneva Kunz Publisher Comments 'The Penguin Classics list of medieval sagas grows ever more impressive with these two thrilling Norse sagas One of the best -loved works of Icelandic literature, this stirring tale of war and romance follows three generations of strong women, wise...
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Gisli Sursson's Saga : And, the Saga of the People of Eyri (03 Edition)
by Martin Regal Publisher Comments Based on oral tales that originated from historical events in tenth-century Iceland, these two sagas follow the fate of a powerful Viking family across two generations, from its early Norwegian ancestry to fierce battles to defend its honor. "Gisli...
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Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories (Penguin Classics)
by Palsson Publisher Comments They date from the thirteenth century and fall into two distinct groups. Hrafnkel's Saga, Thorstein the Staff-Struck, and Ale Hood are set in the pastoral society of native Iceland, the homely touch and stark realism giving the incidents a strong feeling...
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Edda
by Snorri Sturluson Publisher Comments The Everyman Paperback Classics series offers the latest scholarship on the works of the world's greatest poets, writers and philosophers. Each edition includes a comprehensive introduction, chronology, notes, appendix, critical responses, and a text...
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Penguin Epics #16: Sagas and Myths of the Northmen
by Anonymous Publisher Comments Journey into a realm of legend, where heroes from an ancient age do battle with savage monsters, and every man must live or die by the sword. When a dragon threatens the people of the north, only one man can destroy the fearsome beast.JElsewhere, a...
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Penguin Epics #15: Siegfried's Murder
by Anonymous Publisher Comments Having killed a dragon and bathed in its blood, the mighty Siegfried seems undefeatable.JBut during a bitter family feud, his naive and beautiful wife reveals he has one terrible weakness.JSo Siegfried's enemies take him with them into the dark depths of...
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The Prose Edda
by Snorri Sturluson Publisher Comments One of the great storybooks of the middle ages: a master storyteller from the thirteenth century recounts classic tales of Icelandic mythology along with a lesson to young poets on the importance of learning, respecting, and continuing traditional...
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Das Nibelungenlied: Song of the Nibelungs
by Burton Raffel Publisher Comments No poem in German literature is so well known and studied in Germany and Europe as the 800-year-old Das Nibelungenlied. In the English-speaking world, however, the poem has remained little known, languishing without an adequate translation. This...
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Poetic Edda (86 Edition)
by Lee Milton (translator) Hollander Publisher Comments The Poetic Edda comprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place in Nordic culture, literature, and heritage. Its tales of strife and death form a repository, in poetic form, of Norse mythology and heroic lore...
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Frauenlob's Song of Songs: A Medieval German Poet and His Materpiece
by Barbara Newman Synopsis "Frauenlob" was the stage name of Heinrich von Meissen (c. 1260-1318), a medieval German poet-minstrel. A famous and controversial figure in his day, Frauenlob (meaning "praise of ladies") exercised a strong influence on German literature into the...
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Njal's Saga (Penguin Classics)
by Anon And Cook Synopsis Set around the time of Iceland's conversion to Christianity, this saga follows a 50 year blood-feud. The narrative focuses on Njal Thorgeirsson who, along with his family, is burnt alive in his home. The saga exposes the cathatic power of vengance and...
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The Nibelungenlied: Prose Translation
by Anon And Hatto Synopsis "The Nibelungelied" is the principal literary expression of the heroic legends that make up Wagner's ring cycle....
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Sagas of Warrior-poets (02 Edition)
by Diana (ed.) Whaley Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (xlvi-l) and index....
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Poems of the Elder Edda (Middle Ages Series)
by Anon Publisher Comments A revised edition of Terry's classic "Poems of the Vikings", long out of print. This edition has a new preface, updated references, and expanded notes and glossary. The translation itself has been extensively revised....
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