Jesse Byock, Randall Gordon

Saga of the People of Weapon's Fjord (Vápnfirðinga Saga)

A New English Translation with Old Norse Text, Vocabulary, and Maps

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Saga of the People of Weapon's Fjord (Vápnfirðinga Saga) is a masterpiece of saga telling. It recounts blood feud in Iceland during the Viking Age and takes the reader deep into struggles for power and honor in Iceland's East Fjords. Two young chieftains begin as inseparable friends. As they mature, they slide into bitter competition for regional dominance. The contest continues into the next generation and spreads across Iceland's northern and eastern regions. As one learns, honor and friendship have many interpretations but revenge is mostly expected. This new bilingual edition offers all the tools necessary to read a major Icelandic saga in both English and the original Old Norse. Each Old Norse saga chapter has its own specific vocabulary, so that the reader is freed from dependence on separate dictionaries. Notes and discussions explain language, geography, law, and society. An extensive series of maps, freshly drawn for this edition, provide an accurate picture of the landscape. After completing the Saga of the People of Weapon's Fjord, you will be equipped to read any of Iceland's longer sagas. For more about sagas, Old Norse language, runes, and the Viking Age visit our website: www.oldnorse.org

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jules William Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 298g
• ISBN-13: 9781953947130
• ISBN-10: 1953947131
• Artikelnr.: 68081278

Autorenporträt

JESSE BYOCK è Professore Illustre di Studi medievali scandinavi all'Università della California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Ha conseguito il dottorato all'Università di Harvard ed è specialista del periodo delle incursioni vichinghe: i suoi interessi includono la lingua norrena, le saghe, nonché la storia e l'archeologia del periodo. È inoltre professore al Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, alla UCLA. In Islanda, è direttore del Mosfell Archaeological Project (MAP) e docente all'Università d'Islanda (Háskóli Íslands) nel dipartimento di storia e nei corsi di laurea magistrale in studi medievali nordici.