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Composed In Medieval Iceland, Hrolf's Saga Is One Of The Greatest Of All Mythic-legendary Sagas, Relating Half-fantastical Events That Were Said To Have Occurred In Fifth-century Denmark. It Tells Of The Exploits Of King Hrolf And Of His Famous Champions, Including Bodvar Bjarki, The 'bear-warrior': A Powerful Figure Whose Might And Bear-like Nature Are Inspired By The Same Legendary Heritage As Beowulf. Depicting A World Of Wizards, Sorceresses And 'berserker' Fighters--originally Members Of A Cult Of Odin--this Is A Compelling Tale Of Ancient Magic.--page 4 Of Cover. Map: The World Of The Saga Of King Hrolf Kraki -- 1. King Frodi Kills His Brother King Halfdan -- 2. The Search -- 3. The Boys Helgi And Hroar Revealed -- 4. The Death Of King Frodi -- 5. King Helgi Rules Denmark And King Hroar Marries -- 6. King Helgi Attempts To Marry Queen Olof -- 7. King Helgi's Vengeance -- 8. Jarl Hrok Claims King Hroar's Ring -- 9. Vengeance And King Hroar's Son Agnar -- 10. King Helgi And Queen Yrsa -- 11. The Elfin Woman And The Birth Of Skuld -- 12. King Adils And King Helgi Meet -- 13. King Adils' Pride And Queen Yrsa's Displeasure -- 14. Svipdag And The Berserkers -- 15. Svipdag And His B
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- Author
- with an introduction by Jesse L. Byock
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140435931
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Poetry
- Rating
- 4.08 / 5 (562 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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