{"product_id":"2026200016237-secondhand-orkneyinga-saga-the-history-of-the-earls-of-orkney","title":"Orkneyinga Saga: The History Of The Earls Of Orkney","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\u003eFew historical chronicles capture the raw power of a seafaring dynasty quite like Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney — a remarkable Norse saga that chronicles the rise and rule of the Earls of Orkney from the late ninth century through to the twelfth, set against the wind-lashed islands of the North Atlantic. Originally composed in Iceland around 1230, this anonymous masterwork presents a vivid tapestry of Viking conquest, political intrigue, blood feuds, and Christian conversion, placing the remote Orkney archipelago at the very heart of the medieval Norse world. Its cast of larger-than-life chieftains — none more celebrated than the saintly Earl Magnus and the warrior Earl Rögnvald — are rendered with a psychological depth and narrative authority that transcends simple chronicle.\n\nAs the only saga to take its setting entirely within what is now the British Isles, it holds a singular place in both Norse literary tradition and Scottish history, serving as an indispensable primary source for scholars while remaining utterly compelling for the general reader. The saga's terse, unsentimental prose — so characteristic of the Icelandic tradition — gives its battles, betrayals, and acts of piety an almost cinematic immediacy. Translated with scholarly precision and accompanied by authoritative notes, this Penguin Classics edition makes one of the great medieval narratives fully accessible, leaving the reader to wonder how so turbulent and extraordinary a world could have been so long overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342774640859,"sku":"2026200016237-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/524e2583-25e7-46bc-b7f2-bc475f8b34f7.png?v=1790049137","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016237-secondhand-orkneyinga-saga-the-history-of-the-earls-of-orkney","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}