Faroe-islander saga: a new english translation
Auteur :
Painter, Robert K.
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9781476663661
Date de publication :
22 déc. 2015
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 0,9 cm
Poids :
245 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Offers a new English translation of the Faroe-Islander Saga, one of the great medieval Icelandic sagas, written by an anonymous Icelander in the early 13th-century. The saga tells the story of the first settlers on these wind-swept islands at the edge of the Scandinavian world, centered on the enduring animosity between Sigmundur Brestirsson and Thrandur of Gota, rival cheiftains.