The Medievalists.net Monthly Book Selection for May is The Saga of the People of Weapon’s Fjord, edited and translated by Jesse Byock and Randall Gordon.
The Saga of the People of Weapon’s Fjord (Vápnfirðinga Saga) is a masterpiece of saga telling. It recounts blood feud in Iceland during the Viking Age and takes the reader deep into struggles for power and honour in Iceland’s East Fjords. Two young chieftains begin as inseparable friends. As they mature, however, they slide into bitter competition for regional dominance. The contest continues into the next generation, entangling the chieftains’ two sons and spreading across Iceland’s northern and eastern regions. As one learns, honour and friendship have many interpretations but revenge is mostly expected.
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The Medievalists.net Monthly Book Selection for May is The Saga of the People of Weapon’s Fjord, edited and translated by Jesse Byock and Randall Gordon.
The Saga of the People of Weapon’s Fjord (Vápnfirðinga Saga) is a masterpiece of saga telling. It recounts blood feud in Iceland during the Viking Age and takes the reader deep into struggles for power and honour in Iceland’s East Fjords. Two young chieftains begin as inseparable friends. As they mature, however, they slide into bitter competition for regional dominance. The contest continues into the next generation, entangling the chieftains’ two sons and spreading across Iceland’s northern and eastern regions. As one learns, honour and friendship have many interpretations but revenge is mostly expected.
Sign up to the Medievalists.net Monthly Book Selection tier before the end of April and we will have Amazon send you a copy. Click here to join our Patreon
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