Eirik the Red and other Icelandic Sagas
Eirik the Red and Other Icelandic Sagas The remote and inhospitable landscape of Iceland made it a perfect breeding-ground for heroes. The first Norsemen to colonize it in 860 found that the fight for survival demanded high courage and tough self reliance; it also nurtured a stern sense of duty...
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Eirik the Red and Other Icelandic Sagas The remote and inhospitable landscape of Iceland made it a perfect breeding-ground for heroes. The first Norsemen to colonize it in 860 found that the fight for survival demanded high courage and tough self reliance; it also nurtured a stern sense of duty and an uncompromising view of destiny. The Icelandic sagas relate the adventurous lives of individuals and families between 930 and 1030, whic... Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780199539154 (0199539154)
Publish date: October 9th 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Poetry,
Mythology
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