Njal's Saga
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the windswept shores of medieval Iceland emerges one of the greatest works of Norse literature — Njal's Saga — a sweeping epic of blood feuds, honour, and fate that grips the reader from its first pages. At its heart is the tragic friendship between the wise and peaceable Njal Thorgeirsson and the heroic warrior Gunnar of Hlíðarendi, two men bound together by loyalty even as the violent world around them conspires to tear them apart. Set against the turbulent backdrop of Iceland's Commonwealth period, the saga chronicles the escalating cycle of revenge and legal battles that ultimately consume entire families in a firestorm of violence and ruin. Composed in the thirteenth century by an unknown Icelandic author, Njal's Saga stands as the longest and most celebrated of the Icelandic sagas, admired for its extraordinary narrative complexity, psychological depth, and moral vision. The prose is terse and unsentimental — each act of violence recorded with the cool precision of a legal document — yet beneath the surface burns an intense meditation on justice, fate, and the cost of honour in a world without mercy. This Penguin Classics edition makes the saga accessible to modern readers, and once encountered, the saga's unforgettable characters and inexorable tragedy refuse to be forgotten.
Author: Various
Format: Paperback
Genre: Myths & legends
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the windswept shores of medieval Iceland emerges one of the greatest works of Norse literature — Njal's Saga — a sweeping epic of blood feuds, honour, and fate that grips the reader from its first pages. At its heart is the tragic friendship between the wise and peaceable Njal Thorgeirsson and the heroic warrior Gunnar of Hlíðarendi, two men bound together by loyalty even as the violent world around them conspires to tear them apart. Set against the turbulent backdrop of Iceland's Commonwealth period, the saga chronicles the escalating cycle of revenge and legal battles that ultimately consume entire families in a firestorm of violence and ruin. Composed in the thirteenth century by an unknown Icelandic author, Njal's Saga stands as the longest and most celebrated of the Icelandic sagas, admired for its extraordinary narrative complexity, psychological depth, and moral vision. The prose is terse and unsentimental — each act of violence recorded with the cool precision of a legal document — yet beneath the surface burns an intense meditation on justice, fate, and the cost of honour in a world without mercy. This Penguin Classics edition makes the saga accessible to modern readers, and once encountered, the saga's unforgettable characters and inexorable tragedy refuse to be forgotten.