The Saga of the Jómsvikings: A Translation for Students
Alison Finlay, Þórdís Edda JóhannesdóttirUnique among the Icelandic sagas, part-history, part-fiction, the Saga of the Jómsvikings tells of a legendary band of vikings, originally Danish, who established an island fortress of the Baltic coast and launched and ultimately lost their heroic attack on the pagan ruler of Norway in the late tenth century. The saga's account of their stringent warrior code, fatalistic adherence to their own reckless vows and declarations of extreme courage as they face execution articulates a remarkable account of what it meant to be a viking. This translation presents the longest and earliest text of the saga, never before published in English, with a full literary and historical introduction to this remarkable work.
Κατηγορίες:
Έτος:
2019
Εκδότης:
Medieval Institute Publications
Γλώσσα:
english
Σελίδες:
124
ISBN 10:
1501514679
ISBN 13:
9781501514678
Αρχείο:
PDF, 880 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2019