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The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (Paperback) Loot Price: R267
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The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (Paperback)

Jesse Byock

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Composed in medieval Iceland, Hrolf’s Saga recalls ancient Scandinavia of the Migration Period, when the warrior chieftain King Hrolf ruled in Denmark.

In the old Norse world, King Hrolf served as a symbol of courage. Sharing rich oral traditions with the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, Hrolf’s Saga recounts the tragedy of strife within Denmark’s royal hall. It tells of powerful women and the exploits of Hrolf’s famous champions – including Bodvar Bjarki, the ‘bear-warrior’, who strikingly resembles Beowulf. Combining heroic legend, myth and magic, Hrolf’s Saga is full of wizards, sorceresses, and ‘berserker’ fighters, originally members of a cult of Odin. Most startling is the central love triangle: Hrolf’s father, a man of insatiable appetites, unknowingly abducts his daughter, who later marries the despised sorcerer, King Adils of Sweden.

A powerful human drama with deep historical roots, extraordinary events and fierce battle scenes, Hrolf’s Saga ranks among the masterworks of the Middle Ages.

General

Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: July 1998
First published: February 1999
Authors: Jesse Byock
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 98
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-043593-1
Languages: English
Subtitles: Icelandic
Categories: Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General
Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Myth & legend told as fiction
Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
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LSN: 0-14-043593-X
Barcode: 9780140435931

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