Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald by William Morris, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology (Paperback)

William Morris is normally thought of as a fantasy precursor of Tolkien, having written "The Wood Beyond the World" among others. But he was also a translator, along with Eirkr Magnsson, of tales originally in old Icelandic.

"Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald" is one of those efforts. It's an Icelandic saga composed in the 13th century, concerning the tragic rivalry of two poets, Gunnlag and Hrafn, for the hand of orsteinn Egilsson's daughter, Helga the Fair. The rivalry is carried out first in poetry, and later with weapons, as Gunnlaug challenges Hrafn to a holmgang -- a duel recognized by the Norse as a way to settle disputes.

The saga is the first Icelandic saga to be published in an English edition.

General

Imprint:	Aegypan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2007
First published:	May 2007
Translators:	William Morris • Eirikr Magnusson
Authors:	Anonymous
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-1-60312-243-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Myth & legend told as fiction
LSN:	1-60312-243-5
Barcode:	9781603122436

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