This four-volume set of Icelandic sagas with English translations was prepared between 1887 and 1894 by the celebrated Icelandic scholar Gudbrand Vigfusson (1827-89) and the foremost translator of the day, Sir George Webbe Dasent (1817-96). It includes Orkneyinga saga, a history of the jarls of Orkney from the late ninth century to about 1200, composed in Iceland around 1230 but preserved complete only in the fourteenth-century Flateyjarb???k; and H???konar saga H???konarsonar, the life of the king of Norway from 1217 to ...
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This four-volume set of Icelandic sagas with English translations was prepared between 1887 and 1894 by the celebrated Icelandic scholar Gudbrand Vigfusson (1827-89) and the foremost translator of the day, Sir George Webbe Dasent (1817-96). It includes Orkneyinga saga, a history of the jarls of Orkney from the late ninth century to about 1200, composed in Iceland around 1230 but preserved complete only in the fourteenth-century Flateyjarb???k; and H???konar saga H???konarsonar, the life of the king of Norway from 1217 to 1263 and the principal source for Norwegian history over this period, in which H???kon's reign put an end to a long civil war. It was written soon after his death by the Icelandic chieftain and historian Sturla ??????r???arson at the instigation of the king's son. Volume 3 contains Dasent's translation, The Orkneyingers' Saga, with appended extracts from relevant texts and the life of St Magnus of Orkney.
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Add this copy of Icelandic Sagas, and Other Historical Documents to cart. $44.87, fair condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1894 by Eyre and Spottiswoode.
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Volume 3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Boards. Quarter leather. Gilt on backstrip. Some wear and tear. Bumped corners. Internally clean. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1300grams, ISBN:
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New. Trade paperback (US). 588 p. Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls , Volume 3. Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 576 p. Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls , Volume 4. Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Icelandic Sagas and Other Historical Documents Relating to the Settlements and Descents of the Northmen of the British Isles 4 Volume Set ; Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls ; Icelandic Sagas and Other Historical Documents Relating to the Settlements and Descents of the Northmen of the British Isles 4 Volume Set . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls ; Icelandic Sagas and Other Historical Documents Relating to the Settlements and Descents of the Northmen of the British Isles 4 Volume Set . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls ; Icelandic Sagas and Other Historical Documents Relating to the Settlements and Descents of the Northmen of the British Isles 4 Volume Set . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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