Full Description
Kormak's Saga, The Saga of Hallfred Troublesome-Poet, The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue, The Saga of Bjorn, Champion of the Hitardal People, Viglund's Saga Set in the farmsteads of Viking age Iceland at a time when the old ethos of honour and heroic adventure merged with new ideas of romantic infatuation, each of these sagas features poet heroes, complex love triangles, and travels to foreign lands.
Contents
Sagas of Warrior-PoetsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Further Reading
A Note on the Translations
Sagas of Warrior-Poets
Kormak's Saga (trans. Rory McTurk)
The Saga of Hallfred Troublesome-poet (trans. Diana Whaley)
The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-tongue (trans. Katrina Attwood)
The Saga of Bjorn, Champion of the Hitardal People (trans. Alison Finlay)
Viglund's Saga (trans. Marianne Kalinke)
Notes
Plot Summaries
Reference Section:
Maps
Chronology
Rulers
Social, Political and Legal Structures
The Farm
Early Icelandic Literature
The Techniques of Skaldic Poetry
Glossary
Index of Characters