{"product_id":"seven-viking-romances-isbn-9780140444742","title":"Seven Viking Romances","description":"Combining traditional myth, oral history and re-worked European legend to depict an ancient realm of heroism and wonder, the seven tales collected here are among the most fantastical of all the Norse romances. Powerfully inspired works of Icelandic imagination, they relate intriguing, often comical tales of famous kings, difficult gods and women of great beauty, goodness or cunning. The tales plunder a wide range of earlier literature from Homer to the French romances—as in the tale of the wandering hero Arrow-Odd, which combines several older legends, or Egil and Asmund, where the story of Odysseus and the Cyclops is skilfully adapted into a traditional Norse legend. These are among the most outrageous, delightful and exhilarating tales in all Icelandic literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ci\u003eTranslated by Hermann Pálsson and Paul Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eMaps: Europe of the Viking Romances\u003cbr\u003eNote on the Texts and Translations\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeven Viking Romances\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArrow-Odd\u003cbr\u003eKing Gautrek\u003cbr\u003eHalfdan Eysteinsson\u003cbr\u003eBosi and Herraud\u003cbr\u003eEgil and Asmund\u003cbr\u003eThorstein Mansion-Might\u003cbr\u003eHelgi Thorisson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Sources and parallels of \u003ci\u003eArrow-Odd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Proper Names\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul and Sarah Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e are the bestselling coauthors of numerous books, including \u003cb\u003eFinding Your Perfect Work\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eMaking Money in Cyberspace\u003c\/b\u003e. They provide millions of people with informative and inspirational advice on self-employment through their radio and television shows, their online venues, and their popular newspaper and magazine columns.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304459391205,"sku":"NP9780140444742","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140444742.jpg?v=1767736393","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/seven-viking-romances-isbn-9780140444742","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}