VERY GOOD CONDITION, clean, solid, bright; white titles on black & colorful courtly cover scene art ; 378+pg pages; heroic, and most poignant, of all the Icelandic narratives. Epic in scale, with battles, blood-feuds and storm-filled voyages . anonymous author brings to life a variety of compelling personalities: the formidable Gunnar who excels in war yet detests violence,

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Title: NJAL'S SAGA ; Penguin Classics
Publisher: Penguin Classics 1997,2001, London
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0140447695
ISBN 13: 9780140447699
Binding: Paperback
Edition: First Edition" 1p Thus.
Condition: Very Good

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Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept up in a tide of violence beyond their control. It is populated by memorable and complex characters like Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a powerful warrior with an aversion to killing, and the not-so-villainous Mord Valgardsson. Full of dreams, strange prophecies, violent power struggles, and fragile peace agreements, Njal's Saga tells the compelling story of a fifty-year blood feud that, despite its distance from us in time and place, is driven by passions familiar to us all.

This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction, chronology, index of characters, plot summary, explanatory notes, maps, and suggestions for further reading.

Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing 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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Robert Cook is Professor of English at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik.

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