
Njál's Saga
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Gunnar Cauthery
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Based on events that took place between 960 and 1020 AD, Njál 's Saga is a mesmerizing drama about a multigenerational cycle of violence and retribution, and the feuds and passions that perpetuate it.
The eponymous sage Njál, known for his keen legal mind, is one of Iceland's pre-eminent men, along with Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a fierce and formidable warrior married to the diabolical Hallgerd, whose conniving instigates the interminable pattern of romance, action and brutality - until one unforgivable act ends it all.
Njál 's Saga is considered the greatest of the Icelandic sagas and is notable for its historical value, as it provides glimpses of a society transitioning away from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages, and establishing the social and legal mores of its present.
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Literary Classic and Rare View of the Viking Mind
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The dignity of self-defense: revenge, blood feuds, honor killings, preemptive, horrifying attacks on weaker groups.
The logic of might is right before there was another option.
It sounded foreign, unfamiliar, but it's all in here.
And told without any romantic embellishment. This is not a singer, telling a tale of glory. This is not Homer.
There's no embellishment.
It's more Thucydides. There's a respect, and a kindness, and a sadness, extended to all of the characters.
What Pinker's talking about.
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This TITLE came highly recommended and I really liked The Saga of the Volsungs & Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok, but Njal left be a bit cold.
It is a saga, but to my ear was quite lifeless and a strange combination of Norse and Christianity, of butchery and legal nit-picking, honor and oath-breaking, and needless repetition.
There were no existing audible reviews, and because the title was recommended I just gave it a try. When I checked out the reviews of the print version this translation was repeatedly considered weak.
I will ask the recommender which translation he recommends.
I can't recommend this version.
Poor Translation?
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I haven't gotten to Hallgerd 's nasty mouth yet. but I already know it will be churched up and not funny. I'd rather have the full version.
censored version
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