The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale

by Leifur Eiricksson, Bergljót S. Kristjánsdóttir (Introduction), Keneva Kunz (Translator)

Overview

The action of the saga takes place at the end of the tenth century, at about the time Scandinavia was converting from worship of Norse gods to Christianity. A masterpiece of medieval literature, the story focuses on two families — that of Hoskuld, a prominent farmer with several sons, and that of Gudrun, the most beautiful woman ever born in Iceland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141917429
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	04/24/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	919,306
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Some believe that The Saga of the People of Laxardal was written by a woman.