Description
| Product ID: | 9780140447750 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale |
| Authors: | Author: Leifur Eiricksson, Keneva Kunz |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Myth & legend told as fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Set at the end of the tenth century, this title is about the time Scandinavia was converting from worship of Norse gods to Christianity. It 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-04-24 |