{"product_id":"2026200016174-secondhand-njals-saga","title":"Njal's Saga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\n\nComposed 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342775951579,"sku":"2026200016174-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e2f594e3-5bde-436d-9dfc-3a3f0add90e4.png?v=1790049181","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016174-secondhand-njals-saga","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}