by Magnus Magnusson, Hermann Palsson · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140441031
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«Njal's Saga» is the Icelandic saga translated by Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (384 pages, in English).
The action is set in thirteenth-century Iceland and follows a clan feud that lasts half a century, with lawsuits, prophecies and fragile alliances. Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a warrior reluctant to kill, is one of the characters who try to escape a violent fate.
Includes an introduction by Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Palsson. The Icelandic original is «Brennu-Njáls saga», written in the thirteenth century; this version was published in 1960.
For readers of medieval and Norse literature interested in Icelandic sagas and in Penguin's classics collection.
