The Tale of Thorstein Staff-Struck (Þorsteins þáttr stangarhöggs) - Byock, Jesse; Gordon, Randall
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A new saga translation of The Tale of Thorstein Staff-Struck in a dual-language English and Old Norse format with annotations, vocabulary, maps, and notes. All the tools necessary to read a complete short saga in both English and the original Old Norse. Each chapter contains a specific vocabulary of Old Norse words and phrases. www.oldnorse.org. The rear of the book offers a full vocabulary removing the need to consult outside dictionaries. The combination of English translation, Old Norse text, and targeted Old Norse word lists is supplemented with maps, notes, and cultural sections about…mehr

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A new saga translation of The Tale of Thorstein Staff-Struck in a dual-language English and Old Norse format with annotations, vocabulary, maps, and notes. All the tools necessary to read a complete short saga in both English and the original Old Norse. Each chapter contains a specific vocabulary of Old Norse words and phrases. www.oldnorse.org. The rear of the book offers a full vocabulary removing the need to consult outside dictionaries. The combination of English translation, Old Norse text, and targeted Old Norse word lists is supplemented with maps, notes, and cultural sections about Iceland's feuding society. This edition is an example of textual archaeology, unearthing a crucial saga text from Iceland's East Fjords recounting the lives of people in Weapon's Fjord a thousand years ago. For more information visit www.oldnorse.org
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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.