Viking Sagas: The Truth Behind the Tales of the Ancient North 1838503641, 9781838503642

Over a thousand years ago, a king in the north called for a tale. From the shadows of the mead hall stepped forth a skal

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Viking Sagas: The Truth Behind the Tales of the Ancient North
1838503641, 9781838503642

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April Madden
Jon White (eds.)

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Table of contents :
VIKINGS
Discover the Vikings 10
Lost kingdoms of the Vikings 18
What is a Viking saga? 28
MYTHS
Viking myths 36
Völuspá 38
The Poetic Edda 44
The Prose Edda 50
LEGENDS
Viking heroes 56
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks 58
Þorsteins saga Vikingssonar 70
Friðþjófs saga ins frœkna 74
Völsunga saga 78
Ragnars saga loðbrókar 86
Ragnarssona þáttr 94
KINGS
The beginning of history 100
Flateyjarbók 102
Heimskringla 106
Sverris saga 114
Egils saga 118
Knytlinga saga 122
Sturlunga saga 126
VOYAGES
Yngvars saga viðförla 132
Groenlendinga saga 136

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