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The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki (Penguin Classics) Book

Composed in medieval Iceland, Hrolf's Saga is one of the greatest of all mythic-legendary sagas, relating half-fantastical events that were said to have occurred in fifth-century Denmark. It tells of the exploits of King Hrolf and of his famous champions, including Bodvar Bjarki, the 'bear-warrior': a powerful figure whose might and bear-like nature are inspired by the same legendary heritage as Beowulf. Depicting a world of wizards, sorceresses and 'berserker' fighters - originally members of a cult of Odin - this is a compelling tale of ancient magic. A work of timeless power and beauty, it offers both a treasury of Icelandic prose and a masterful gathering of epic, cultic memory, traditional folk tale and myths from the Viking age and far earlier.Read More

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  • BookDepository

    The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140435931 : 014043593X : 09 Jun 2015 : Drawing on a rich oral tradition, this work describes both the tangled, often treacherous relations within three generations of the royal family and the exploits of Hrolf's famous champions.

  • Blackwell

    Written by an anonymous author in fourteenth-century Iceland. The Saga of King Hrolf Kraki is built on almost a thousand years of oral traditions, many of which are related to underlying stories found in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf.

  • Waterstones

    Drawing on a rich oral tradition, this work describes both the tangled, often treacherous relations within three generations of the royal family and the exploits of Hrolf's famous champions.

  • 014043593X
  • 9780140435931
  • none
  • 30 June 2005
  • Penguin Classics
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 144
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