The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga by Unknown
"The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga" by Unknown is an Icelandic saga composed in the fourteenth century. It chronicles the tumultuous life of Grettir Ásmundarson, a fierce and ill-tempered outlaw in eleventh-century Iceland. After encountering a cursed undead shepherd, Grettir's fate darkens—he becomes perpetually unlucky, fearful of darkness, and condemned to nineteen years of isolation as a hunted man. This tale explores how a would-be hero's violent nature leads not
to glory, but to betrayal and lonely exile. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Grettis saga. English |
| Title | The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grettis_saga |
| Credits | Produced by Douglas B. Killings, and David Reid, and John Servilio, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 87.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Sagas -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Vikings -- Fiction |
| Subject | Grettir Ásmundarson, 996-1031 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 347 |
| Release Date | Jul 5, 2008 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 14, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 526 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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