The Sagas of Fridthjof the Bold

The Sagas of Fridthjof the Bold
Author:
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2009-12-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0557240204

Popular in the 19th century for its sweeping, adventurous, romantic plot and tender love story, the Saga of Fridthjof the Bold was largely neglected in the 20th century. Now, a new and fresh translation of both versions of this Old Norse saga restores it to glory. Also included is the swashbuckling Saga of Thorstein Vikingsson, the father of the hero Fridthjof; the Tale of King Vikar, telling of Fridthjof's descendants; and plenty of notes and commentary giving the saga's historical and cultural background. These tales of adventure, war, magic, and love can still thrill the heart today, as they did centuries ago.

FRITIOFS SAGA

FRITIOFS SAGA
Author: Esaias Tegnér
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2022-07-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3368006401

Reproduction of the original.

The American Discovery of the Norse

The American Discovery of the Norse
Author: Erik Ingvar Thurin
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780838754122

"The interest of a group of American writers in the Norse (Viking Age Scandinavians) began to develop in the late 1830s, reaching its high point at mid-century and tapering off after the Civil War as the members of the group neared the end of their careers (only one of the authors discussed, Julia Clinton Jones, joins the club at the end of the period)." "This period, defined as the original phase of the American discovery of the Norse, features two essayists, Emerson and Thoreau, who refer to the Norse in writing on a variety of topics. Fiction is represented by Melville alone (American writers of fiction like Stowe and Hawthorne shun the Norse). Neither the essayists nor Melville uses Norse themes as their primary subject. That is reserved for the poets: Lowell, Whittier, Taylor, Longfellow, and Julia Clinton Jones."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved