'You will be made an outlaw, forced always to live in the wilds and to live alone.' 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. Feared by many, Grettir is a warrior and also a poet and a lover, who is afraid of the dark. Unable to resolve the dispute that has outlawed him, he lives outside the bounds of family life and he roams the countryside, ridding Iceland and Norway of berserker warriors, trolls, and the walking dead. The saga presents a poignant story of medieval Icelandic society, combining details of everyday legal disputes with folklore and legend. Written in the fourteenth century, but based on earlier oral and written sources, Grettir's Saga, with its scathing humour, explicit verses, and fantastic monsters, is among the most famous and widely read of Iceland's sagas. This new translation features extensive illustrative material to elucidate the story. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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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.
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A new translation of one of the greatest of the Icelandic sagas, in an edition designed for the modern reader and student to provide a full picture of medieval Icelandic life. Jesse Byock's translation combines great flair and readability with fidelity to the original Icelandic. It includes chapter titles that help readers find their way through the episodic narrative. Visually attractive, wtih extensive maps, genealogies, illustrations, chronology and glossary. Helpful notes, up-to-date bibliography, and thorough introduction exploring the saga in the context of other Icelandic and medieval literature. Grettir's poems specially translated by Russell Poole, specialist in Old Norse skaldic poetry.
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Jesse Byock is a specialist in North Atlantic and Viking Studies, and director of the Mosfell Archaeological Project in Iceland. His previous translations from Old Norse include The Prose Edda (Penguin, 2005), Sagas and Myths of the Norsemen (Penguin, 2006), The Saga of the Volsungs (University of California Press 1990), and The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (Penguin, 1998). He has also participated in documentaries on the Vikings for the BBC and the History Channel.
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A new translation of one of the greatest of the Icelandic sagas, in an edition designed for the modern reader and student to provide a full picture of medieval Icelandic life. Jesse Byock's translation combines great flair and readability with fidelity to the original Icelandic. It includes chapter titles that help readers find their way through the episodic narrative. Visually attractive, wtih extensive maps, genealogies, illustrations, chronology and glossary. Helpful notes, up-to-date bibliography, and thorough introduction exploring the saga in the context of other Icelandic and medieval literature. Grettir's poems specially translated by Russell Poole, specialist in Old Norse skaldic poetry.
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ISBN
9780192801524
Publisert
2009
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
248 gr
Høyde
195 mm
Bredde
131 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
336

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Biographical note

Jesse Byock is a specialist in North Atlantic and Viking Studies, and director of the Mosfell Archaeological Project in Iceland. His previous translations from Old Norse include The Prose Edda (Penguin, 2005), Sagas and Myths of the Norsemen (Penguin, 2006), The Saga of the Volsungs (University of California Press 1990), and The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (Penguin, 1998). He has also participated in documentaries on the Vikings for the BBC and the History Channel.