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    Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories

    Author Anonymous
    Introduction by Hermann Pálsson
    Translated by Hermann Pálsson
    Paperback
    $15.00 US
    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Classics
    5.06"W x 7.8"H x 0.36"D   | 4 oz | 100 per carton
    On sale Apr 30, 1971 | 144 Pages | 9780140442380
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    Written around the thirteenth century AD by Icelandic monks, the seven tales collected here offer a combination of pagan elements tightly woven into the pattern of Christian ethics. They take as their subjects figures who are heroic, but do not fit into the mould of traditional heroes. Some stories concern characters in Iceland - among them Hrafknel's Saga, in which a poor man's son is murdered by his powerful neighbour, and Thorstein the Staff-Struck, which describes an ageing warrior's struggle to settle into a peaceful rural community. Others focus on the adventures of Icelanders abroad, including the compelling Audun's Story, which depicts a farmhand's pilgrimage to Rome. These fascinating tales deal with powerful human emotions, suffering and dignity at a time of profound transition, when traditional ideals were gradually yielding to a more peaceful pastoral lifestyle.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
    Hrafnkel's SagaIntroduction
    Note on the Translation

    1. Hrafnkel's Saga
    2. Thorstein the Staff-Struck
    3. Ale-Hood
    4. Hreidar the Fool
    5. Halldor Snorrason
    6. Audun's Story
    7. Ivar's Story

    List of Personal Names
    Maps

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    Written around the thirteenth century AD by Icelandic monks, the seven tales collected here offer a combination of pagan elements tightly woven into the pattern of Christian ethics. They take as their subjects figures who are heroic, but do not fit into the mould of traditional heroes. Some stories concern characters in Iceland - among them Hrafknel's Saga, in which a poor man's son is murdered by his powerful neighbour, and Thorstein the Staff-Struck, which describes an ageing warrior's struggle to settle into a peaceful rural community. Others focus on the adventures of Icelanders abroad, including the compelling Audun's Story, which depicts a farmhand's pilgrimage to Rome. These fascinating tales deal with powerful human emotions, suffering and dignity at a time of profound transition, when traditional ideals were gradually yielding to a more peaceful pastoral lifestyle.

    For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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    Table of Contents

    Hrafnkel's SagaIntroduction
    Note on the Translation

    1. Hrafnkel's Saga
    2. Thorstein the Staff-Struck
    3. Ale-Hood
    4. Hreidar the Fool
    5. Halldor Snorrason
    6. Audun's Story
    7. Ivar's Story

    List of Personal Names
    Maps

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