Njal's Saga

Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept up in a tide of violence beyond their control. It is populated by memorable and complex characters like Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a powerful warrior with an aversion to killing, and the not-so-villainous Mord Valgardsson. Full of dreams, strange prophecies, violent power struggles, and fragile peace agreements, Njal's Saga tells the compelling story of a fifty-year blood feud that, despite its distance from us in time and place, is driven by passions familiar to us all. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction, chronology, index of characters, plot summary, explanatory notes, maps, and suggestions for further reading.

ISBN 0140447695   Pages 432 ISBN13 9780140447699 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Weight (grammes) 315 Imprint Penguin Classics   Published in London Format Paperback   Series editor Ingham, Patricia Publication date 06 Dec 2001   Series title Penguin Classics S. Translator Robert Cook   Previous ISBN 9780140441031 Writer of introduction Cook, Robert (Professor of English, University of Iceland, Iceland)   Height (mm) 198 Library of Congress PT   Width (mm) 129 DEWEY 839.6808   Spine width (mm) 24 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level General

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