The Schemers and Viga-Glum: Bandamanna and Viga-Glum's Saga (Paperback)

~ George Johnston (Translator) "The two sages, 'The Schemers' (Bandamanna saga) and 'Viga-Glum' (Viga-Glums saga), are included in the kind now known as 'Saga of Icelanders'..." (more)
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A masterful rendition of two sagas by George Johnston, the internationally recognized translator of the Icelandic saga. The Schemers and Viga-Glum were composed during the thirteenth century in Iceland and have come to be accepted as classics of European literature. They are soberly told stories, with an air of authenticity, so they were taken as history until comparatively recently when scholars studied them more closely. They are now recognized as achievements of the story-teller's art, literary in the sense that they were given in written form, but composed mostly of orally-preserved stories that had their origins in fact.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Porcupine's Quill (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0889841896
• ISBN-13: 978-0889841895
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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