Njal's Saga (Penguin Classics)
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Author: AnonymousEditor: Robert Cook
Translator: Robert Cook
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-05-28
ISBN: 0140447695
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Review: A Classic for Good Reason
Summary: 5 Stars
Njall's Saga is generally regarded as the greatest of the Icelandic sagas. It tells the story of feuding women who sow seeds of nearly total destruction in two families. It is a story of tragedy and heroism, of bravery and death, and above all of loss.
The story follows the families of Njal and that of his good friend Gunnar through feuds which both friends seek to keep under control, through the death of Gunnar and later Njal and through the quests for vengeance on the part of the sons and brothers of those killed.
As in other sagas, the supernatural world of dreams and sorcery hovers on the edge of the story, subtle but pervasive, giving a cosmic sense to the struggles.
I would highly recommend this work to anyone today. It is one of the greatest works of European literature ever written and the translation is good.
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