In Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. A unique body of medieval literature, the Sagas rank with the world's great literary treasures β as epic as Homer, as deep in tragedy as Sophocles, as engagingly human as Shakespeare. Set around the turn of the last millennium, these
The Sagas of Icelanders: A Selection
β Scribed by Smilely, Jane
- Book ID
- 107575709
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780141933269
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