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Faroe-islander Saga: A New English Translation
Robert K. Painter
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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
This book offers a new English translation of the Faroe-Islander Saga (Faereyinga Saga), one of the great medieval Icelandic sagas, written by an anonymous Icelander in the early 13th-century. The saga tells the story of the first settlers on these wind-swept islands at the edge of the Scandinavian world, centered on the enduring animosity between Sigmundur Brestirsson and Thrandur of Gota, rival cheiftains whose bitter disagreements on the introduction of Christianity to the Faroe Islands set the stage for much violence and a feud which unfolds over generations of their descendants.
This literary translation aims to make the saga-equally ... Read more
This book offers a new English translation of the Faroe-Islander Saga (Faereyinga Saga), one of the great medieval Icelandic sagas, written by an anonymous Icelander in the early 13th-century. The saga tells the story of the first settlers on these wind-swept islands at the edge of the Scandinavian world, centered on the enduring animosity between Sigmundur Brestirsson and Thrandur of Gota, rival cheiftains whose bitter disagreements on the introduction of Christianity to the Faroe Islands set the stage for much violence and a feud which unfolds over generations of their descendants.
This literary translation aims to make the saga-equally ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9781476663661
SKU
V9781476663661
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About Robert K. Painter
Robert K. Painter’s translation work from German and Old Icelandic into English has appeared in journals of literary translation such as Exchanges and Metamorphoses. He teaches Linguistics at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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