Grettir's Saga

Author/Contributor(s):	Byock, Jesse
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Date:	07/26/2009
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

With its scathing humor, explicit verses, and fantastic monsters, Grettir's Saga is among the most famous and widely read of Iceland's epics, following Grettir the warrior as he rids the land of berserker warriors, trolls, and the walking dead. In addition to Jesse Byock's lively new translation, this edition includes extensive maps, genealogies, illustrations, a chronology and glossary, as well as helpful notes, an up-to-date bibliography, and thorough introduction exploring the saga in the context of other works of Icelandic and medieval literature.