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Title:

Two sagas of mythical heroes : Hervor and Heidrek & Hrólf Kraki and his champions / translated and edited, with an introduction, by Jackson Crawford.

Publisher:

Hackett Publishing CompanyInc.,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xxxv, 156 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Old Norse literature.
Heroes--Mythology--Scandinavia.
Heroes in literature.
Heldensage.
Old Norse literature--Translations into English.
Heldensage.
Heroes in literature.
Heroes--Mythology.
Old Norse literature.
Scandinavia.
Translations.

Other Authors:

Crawford, Jackson, writer of introduction. editor, writer of introduction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

The Saga of Hervor and Heidrek -- The Saga of Hrólf Kraki and His Champions.

Summary:

"Inherited through the line of the berserker Angantýr and his war-loving daughter Hervor, the ever-lethal, shining sword Tyrfing and its changes of hands frame the uncanny story of The Saga of Hervor and Heidrek. A second heroic saga, Hrólf Kraki and His Champions, recounts the daring deeds of the members and entourage of the ancient Danish house of Skjoldung. Passed down orally in pre-Christian Norse times, transmitted in writing in medieval Iceland, and here wielded by the hand of Jackson Crawford, the tales told in this volume retain their sharp edges and flashes of brilliance that never fail to slay."--Publisher description.

ISBN:

1624669948
9781624669941
1624669956
9781624669958

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1258671312

LCCN:

2021934959

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)