NJAL'S SAGA Translated from the Old Icelandic with Introduction and Notes

Bayerschmidt, Carl F. & Lee M. Hollander

Published by New York University Press, 1955

About this Item

Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Top corners bumped. Small Adhesive stains to inner covers. Minor shelfwear. ; Njáls saga (also known as "Brennu-Njáls saga" or "The Story of the burning of Njáll") is arguably the most famous of the Sagas of Icelanders. Among Icelanders, the saga is most often referred to simply as Njála. This Icelandic epic from the 13th century describes the progress of a series of blood feuds. Its author is believed to have lived in southeast Iceland, but little more is known. It has a deservedly high reputation as the greatest Icelandic saga. The breadth of its subject matter and the references within the text indicate that the author must have been extremely well read. The events occur between 960 and 1020, as evidenced from the historical reference to King Harold Grayfell (961-976) in chapter three, the Christian conversion of Iceland in 999 covered in chapters 94-101, and the Battle of Clontarf outside Dublin in 1014 in the second-to-last chapter. ; 388 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: NJAL'S SAGA Translated from the Old Icelandic with Introduction and Notes
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Publication Date: 1955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Medieval Studies
  • Medieval History