EIRIK THE RED AND OTHER STORIES

Name: EIRIK THE RED AND OTHER STORIES
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Author: VV.AA.
ISBN: 9780199539154

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Synopsis EIRIK THE RED AND OTHER STORIES

The remote and inhospitable landscape of Iceland made it a perfect breeding-ground for heroes. The first Norsemen to colonize it in 860 found that the fight for survival demanded high courage and tough self reliance; it also nurtured a stern sense of duty and an uncompromising view of destiny. The Icelandic sagas relate the adventurous lives of individuals and families between 930 and 1030, which began as oral tales but were skilfully documented in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and are now regarded as written literature.

EAN

9780199539154

Éditorial

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Année d'édition

2010

pages

336

langage

Anglais

Collection

OXFORD WORLDS CLASSICS