All the Icelandic sagas portray a world well aware of the power of words- to praise, to blame, to curse and to taunt. Yet these five stories are unusual in putting a skald, or poet, centre stage and building the plot around his travels to seek fame, his doomed love for a married woman and his hostilities against her menfolk.
By:
Leifur Eiricksson Edited by:
Diana Whaley Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 35mm
Weight: 500g ISBN:9780140447712 ISBN 10: 0140447717 Pages: 400 Publication Date:29 August 2002 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Diana Whaley is a Reader in Medieval Studies at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. Translators: Diana Whaley, Rory McTurk, Katrina Attwood, Alison Finlay, Marianne Kalinke