Three Icelandic Sagas: Gunnlaugs Saga Ormstungu; Bandamanna Saga; Droplaugarsona Saga (The Saga of Gunnlaug; The Saga of the Eight Confederates; The Saga of Droplaug's Sons)
by Scargill, M.H. & Schlauch, Margaret (trans) (jacket art & illustrated by H.G. Glyde)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Princeton University Press 1950 First Edition 8vo 150pp, 1950 VG+ original cloth, former owner's name in ink to ffep, colour frontis illustration, in VG+ DW, protected in Brodart sleeve. Jacket art by H.G. Glyde. These three sagas from the late 10th and early 11th centuries in Iceland picture a seafaring people in a frontier land. The Saga of Gunnlaug (Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu) belongs to a group of stories about the Icelandic settlers in Borgarfjord. It is a well-knit tale of the tragic love of Gunnlaug for Helga, "the loveliest woman there has ever been in Iceland," and of the rivalry between two warrior-poets, Hrafn and Gunnlaug. A lawsuit of eight Icelandic leaders against Odd, son of Ofeig, forms the theme of The Saga of the Eight Confederates (Bandamanna saga). The saga centres on the relationships between people in a tense situation of intrigue, bribery, deceit, and shrewdness. The Saga of Droplaug's Sons (Droplaugarsona saga), a shorter saga about a family feud, is renowned for two scenes of unusual dramatic skill - a fierce combat played out to the death in a solitary wintry spot and a stealthy entry into a quiet house.
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- Bookseller
- N & A Smiles
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1025
- Title
- Three Icelandic Sagas: Gunnlaugs Saga Ormstungu; Bandamanna Saga; Droplaugarsona Saga (The Saga of Gunnlaug; The Saga of the Eight Confederates; The Saga of Droplaug's Sons)
- Author
- Scargill, M.H. & Schlauch, Margaret (trans) (jacket art & illustrated by H.G. Glyde)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press 1950 First Edition 8vo 150pp
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- NORSE EPIC MYTHOLOGY MYTHS LEGENDS ASGARD TEUTONIC ICELANDIC SAGAS VOLSUNGA NIBELUNGS
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- Icelandic Sagas;
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About the Seller
N & A Smiles
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Kellerberrin, Western Australia
About N & A Smiles
We are located on the Great Eastern Highway in the Central Wheatbelt town of Kellerberrin in Western Australia, 2-1/2 hours drive from Perth. We are directly opposite East Crossing Road, nestled in between the Tyre Service and the TAFE College. Public Transport is available via the Prospector & Avon Link passenger train services, or via the Goldfields Express bus service. We specialise in Collectible Paperbacks with an emphasis on Science Fiction and Crime Novels, but we also carry an extensive range of Mythology, Icelandic Sagas, Middle English Texts, Australian Exploration, Aboriginal Studies, Tolkien, Gor Books, Proto Science Fiction, Early SF Pulp Magazines and much more. Drop in for a browse and cup of coffee.
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