Hrafns saga Sveinbjarnarsonar [Hardcover]

Gudr�1/2n P. Helgad�1/2ttir (Editor)

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Publication Date: August 6, 1987 | ISBN-10: 0198111622 | ISBN-13: 978-0198111627 | Edition: First Edition Thus

Hrafns saga Sveinbjarnarsonar is a prime source of information about people and affairs in Iceland from the 1180s to 1217, the beginning of the Sturlung Age, and the great period of creativity in Icelandic saga-writing. The first critical edition based on all the manuscripts currently available, the saga offers insightful information about daily life, seafaring, law, feud, medicine, superstition, and "sacramental" and "secular" attitudes. The volume is furnished with full textual notes, a detailed introduction, and a substantial commentary that clarifies points of content, language, and style.

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Text: Icelandic, English

Product Details

Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; First Edition Thus edition (August 6, 1987)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0198111622
ISBN-13: 978-0198111627
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,994,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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