The Saga of the Jómsvikings - (The Northern Medieval World) by Alison Finlay & þórdís Edda Jóhannesdóttir (Paperback)
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- Unique among the Icelandic sagas, part-history, part-fiction, the Saga of the Jómsvikings tells of a legendary band of vikings, originally Danish, who established an island fortress of the Baltic coast and launched and ultimately lost their heroic attack on the pagan ruler of Norway in the late tenth century.
- About the Author: Alison Finlay, University of London, UK; þórdís Edda Jóhannesdóttir, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.
- 124 Pages
- Literary Criticism, European
- Series Name: The Northern Medieval World
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About the Book
Unique among the Icelandic sagas, part-history, part-fiction, the Saga of the Jómsvikings tells of a legendary band of vikings, who established an island fortress on the Baltic coast and launched and ultimately lost their heroic attack on the paganBook Synopsis
Unique among the Icelandic sagas, part-history, part-fiction, the Saga of the Jómsvikings tells of a legendary band of vikings, originally Danish, who established an island fortress of the Baltic coast and launched and ultimately lost their heroic attack on the pagan ruler of Norway in the late tenth century. The saga's account of their stringent warrior code, fatalistic adherence to their own reckless vows and declarations of extreme courage as they face execution articulates a remarkable account of what it meant to be a viking. This translation presents the longest and earliest text of the saga, never before published in English, with a full literary and historical introduction to this remarkable work.
About the Author
Alison Finlay, University of London, UK; þórdís Edda Jóhannesdóttir, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.
