NJALÆS SAGA OR THE STORY OF BURNT NJAL.

Beschreibung

Based on historical events in Iceland, this saga describes a 50-year feud from its violent beginnings to its tragic end. The narrative is of a world in which justice means vengeance, and centers loosely upon the prophetic Njal Thorgeirsson who, with his family is finally burnt alive in his home by a league of enemies. A spiteful, selfish wife instigates the grim blood feud between the families of two well-to-do Icelandic landowners. As it spirals out of control, the long and costly battle claims lives and property. Widely regarded as the capstone of Icelandic literary achievement, this gripping 13th-century saga documents Viking civic and legal institutions. Includes Iceland chronology., English, Year2005, Illust. B/W0, Illust. Color0, ISBN 9780486443676, Library of Congress No. PT7269.N4E53 2005 839Æ.63-dc22, Code 2291. Softbound, In Pristine Condition, Index. Pages 358, Size 8 1/2öx 5ö.

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Titel

NJALÆS SAGA OR THE STORY OF BURNT NJAL.

Verlag

New York 2005