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Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney (Classics) (Paperback)
by Hermann Palsson (Translator), Paul Edwards (Translator) "THERE was a king called Fornjot who ruled over Finland and Kvenland, the countries stretching to the east of what we call the Gulf of..." (more)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (30 April 1981)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140443835
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140443837
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 43,254 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #2 in  Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > Poetry > Genres > Norse & Icelandic Sagas
    #23 in  Books > History > Essays, Journals, Letters & True Accounts > Classical, Early & Medieval
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Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century. The saga describes the subsequent history of the Earldom of Orkney and the adventures of great Norsemen such as Sigurd the Powerful, St Magnus the Martyr and Hrolf, the conqueror of Normandy. Savagely powerful and poetic, this is a fascinating depiction of an age of brutal battles, murder, sorcery and bitter family feuds.

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