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Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Orkneyinga SagaThis is the story of the Orkneymen of Norwegian extraction who established an Earldom of Norway in the Northern Scottish Isles a thousand years ago, and whose descendants held sway over the Hebrides and Northern Mainland of Scotland for several centuries.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 30 July 1981
- Format: Paperback 256 pages
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- Categories: Literary Essays | Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval
- ISBN 13: 9780140443837 ISBN 10: 0140443835
- Sales rank: 106,054
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Full description for Orkneyinga Saga
Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century. The saga describes the subsequent history of the Earldom of Orkney and the adventures of great Norsemen such as Sigurd the Powerful, St Magnus the Martyr and Hrolf, the conqueror of Normandy. Savagely powerful and poetic, this is a fascinating depiction of an age of brutal battles, murder, sorcery and bitter family feuds.
