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Composed at the end of the fourteenth century by an unknown author, The Saga of Grettir the Strong is one of the last great Icelandic sagas. It relates the tale of Grettir, an eleventh-century warrior struggling to hold on to the values of a heroic age becoming eclipsed by Christianity and a more pastoral lifestyle. Unable to settle into a community of farmers, Grettir becomes the aggressive scourge of both honest men and evil monsters - until, following a battle with the sinister ghost Glam, he is cursed to endure a life of tortured loneliness away from civilisation, fighting giants, trolls and berserks. A mesmerising combination of pagan ideals and Christian faith, this is a profoundly moving conclusion to the Golden Age of the saga writing. Review "The [translation is] generally excellent; accurate and readable... sure to become the standard." — The Times Literary Supplement About the Author Bernard Scudder lives in Reykjavík as a full-time translator. His translations encompass sagas, ancient and modern poetry, and leading contemporary novels and plays.

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Author

Thorsson, Örnólfur

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140447736

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

3.91 / 5 (340 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14