In A.D. 986, Earl Hakon, ruler of most of Norway, won a
triumphant victory over an invading fleet of Danes in the great
naval battle of Hjorunga Bay. Sailing under his banner were no
fewer than five Icelandic skalds, the poet-historians of the Old
Norse world. Two centuries later their accounts of the battle
became the basis for one of the liveliest of the Icelandic sagas,
with special emphasis on the doings of the Jomsvikings, the famed
members of a warrior community that feared no one and dared all. In
Lee M. Hollander's faithful translation, all of the unknown
twelfth-century author's narrative genius and flair for dramatic
situation and pungent characterization is preserved.
General
Imprint: |
University Of Texas Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 1988 |
First published: |
1955 |
Translators: |
Lee M. Hollander
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Dimensions: |
191 x 133 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
116 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-292-77623-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-292-77623-3 |
Barcode: |
9780292776234 |
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