Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9783110627169
Series Statement:
The Northern Medieval World: On the Margins of Europe
Content:
Unique among the Icelandic sagas, part-history, part-fiction, the Saga of the Jomsvikings tells of a legendary band of vikings, originally Danish, who established an island fortress of the Baltic coast, launched and ultimately lost their heroic attack on the pagan ruler of Norway in the late tenth century. The saga’s account of their stringent warrior code, fatalistic adherence to their own reckless vows and declarations of extreme courage as they face execution articulates a remarkable account of what it meant to be a viking. This translation presents the longest and earliest text of the saga, never before published in English, with a full literary and historical introduction to this remarkable work.
Note:
Frontmatter -- -- Contents -- -- Introduction -- -- The Saga of the Jómsvikings -- -- Bibliography -- -- Index of Persons and Places
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781580443111
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110625455
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The saga of the Jómsvikings Kalamazoo : Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University, 2019 ISBN 9781580443135
Language:
English
Keywords:
Jómsvíkinga saga
DOI:
10.1515/9783110627169
URL:
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