Bloodhoof is a compulsively modern recasting of the ancient Eddic poem Sk???rnim???l - a minimalist epic telling of the abduction of Ger???ur Gymisd???ttir from a land of giants and her eventual return from the court of Freyr with her beloved son. The journey is full of iron-hard rocks, ice and serpents, and fields of corn whispering in the breeze. Bloodhoof is a story of "ghosts and long-dead heroes" - a game of thrones that will linger in the memory. Parallel-text verse in Icelandic and English. Ger???ur Kristn??? was ...
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Bloodhoof is a compulsively modern recasting of the ancient Eddic poem Sk???rnim???l - a minimalist epic telling of the abduction of Ger???ur Gymisd???ttir from a land of giants and her eventual return from the court of Freyr with her beloved son. The journey is full of iron-hard rocks, ice and serpents, and fields of corn whispering in the breeze. Bloodhoof is a story of "ghosts and long-dead heroes" - a game of thrones that will linger in the memory. Parallel-text verse in Icelandic and English. Ger???ur Kristn??? was born in Reykyavik in 1970. She has produced 18 books of fiction and non-fiction, as well as children's books and poetry. Her work recently featured in the anthology Best European Fiction 2012, and in the October 2011 issue of Words Without Borders. She has also been a Featured Poet in Eyewear magazine. Her numerous prizes include the Icelandic Literature Prize in 2010 for Bloodhoof. Rory McTurk is Emeritus Professor of Icelandic Studies at the University of Leeds, and the editor of the Blackwell's Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Literature and Culture (2007). This book is also available as an ebook: buy it from Amazon here.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN: 9781908376107.
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Add this copy of Bloodhoof (English and Icelandic Edition) to cart. $85.70, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Arc Publications.
