The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale

The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 9780141917429
ISBN-13 : 0141917423
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Download or read book The Saga of the People of Laxardal and Bolli Bollason's Tale written by Leifur Eiricksson and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2008-04-24 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The action of the saga takes place at the end of the tenth century, at about the time Scandinavia was converting from worship of Norse gods to Christianity. A masterpiece of medieval literature, the story focuses on two families — that of Hoskuld, a prominent farmer with several sons, and that of Gudrun, the most beautiful woman ever born in Iceland.


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