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The Saga of Grettir the Strong

Composed at the end of the 14th century by an unknown author, The Saga of Grettir the Strong is one of the last great Icelandic sagas. It relates the tale of Grettir, an 11th century warrior struggling to hold on to the values of a heroic age  
ISBN: 9780140447736
Author: Anonymous , Bernard Scudder (Translator)
Page: 267
Binding: Soft cover
Publication date: 2005
Format: Book
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS
Language: English

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Price: 4 895 Ft

Stock: 1-10 copies

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The Saga of Grettir the Strong relates the tale of Grettir, an 11th century warrior struggling to hold on to the values of a heroic age becoming eclipsed by Christianity and a more pastoral lifestyle. Unable to settle into a community of farmers, Grettir becomes the aggressive scourge of both honest men and evil monsters - until, following a battle with the sinister ghost Glam, he is cursed to endure a life of tortured loneliness away from civilisation, fighting giants, trolls and berserks.

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