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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1987. 160pp. 3 B&W maps. Light wear to covers, otherwise in excellent condition with no inscriptions. "Set amid the power struggles of 10th century Iceland , Viga-Glums Saga is a tale of cunning, courage, and unscrupulous ambition. Glum, a tough and assertive realist, vanquishes his oppressors to regain his ancestral home, and enjoys wealth and power for forty years. Yet in old age and defeat he shows a streadfast courage more adirable than the successful aggression of his youth, and his verses reveal a dignity and pathos in direct contrast to the sly cunning of hiss triumphant rivals.".…