Tales from the Viking Isles
By Clive Gilson
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Continuing the theme of stories from northern lands, this volume concentrates on the Sagas from Viking isles, such as Iceland and The Faroe Isles. These forms are also known as family sagas, and were often told by the “skald” bards. For the most part these sagas take the form of prose narratives and are mostly based on historical events that took place in the 9th, 10th, and early 11th centuries. Many of these sagas are focused on history, especially genealogical and family history, and reflect the struggle and conflict that arose within the societies of the early generations of Island settlers.
The stories in this volume are taken from various collections including Andrew Lang’s Coloured Fairy Books, Jennie Hall’s Viking Tales and Nora Kershaw’s Stories and Ballads of the Far Past. They include original stories sourced from previous collectors such as Jón Árnason and collections such as Islandische Märchen and Neuisländischen Volksmärchen.
Clive,
Bath, 2018
Clive Gilson
I am a seasoned writer, editor and occasional contributor to magazines and periodicals. You can find out more about my work and contact me at clivegilson.com
Read more from Clive Gilson
The Mechanic's Curse Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOut Of The Walled Garden Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSongs Of Bliss Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Insomniac Booth Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Tales from the Viking Isles
Related ebooks
Tales From The Viking Isles Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCapitals of the Northlands: Tales of Ten Cities Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIcelandic Fairy Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFifty Famous Stories Retold Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Icelandic Fairy Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCHILDE HORN - An Ancient European Legend of the Chivalric order: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 134 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPrince Prigio: From ''His Own Fairy Book'' Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Prince Prigio Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Little Lame Prince Rewritten for Young Readers by Margaret Waters Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKingship Bound by Blood: Torleif Haraldssons' Saga, #2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTHE SAGA OF GISLI THE OUTLAW - A Viking Saga Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Slave's Quest: The Chronicles of Exmoor - Book 1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKING ALFRED'S VIKING - the creation of Alfred's Fleet Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBrightness of Black Ink Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKing Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Blue Fairy Book Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saga Six Pack 6 (Illustrated) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe King of Athelney: An extraordinary classic of Vikings, Saxons and battle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Knightly Legends of Wales; or, The Boy's Mabinogion: Being the Earliest Welsh Tales of King Arthur in the Famous Red Book of Hergest Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Cross and the Hammer: A Tale of the Days of the Vikings Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEdwin: High King of Britain: Edwin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cross and the Hammer Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDragon Osmund: A Tale of Saxon England Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Lost Leader / A Tale of Restoration Days Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHerefordshire Folk Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTraitor's Storm Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHistorical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHavelok the Dane Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNotes and Queries, Number 61, December 28, 1850 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
General Fiction For You
It Ends with Us: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Alchemist: A Graphic Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mythos Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Anonymous Sex Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Fellowship Of The Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The King James Version of the Bible Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Life of Pi: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Silmarillion Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Priory of the Orange Tree Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gilgamesh: A New English Version Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Unhoneymooners Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rebecca Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Nettle & Bone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beyond Good and Evil Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Meditations: Complete and Unabridged Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Beartown: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Sister's Keeper: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cabin at the End of the World: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Foster Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The City of Dreaming Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Everything's Fine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Night Agent: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Canterbury Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shantaram: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Tales from the Viking Isles
0 ratings0 reviews