Eyrbyggja Saga

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An Icelandic saga which mixes realism with wild gothic imagination and history with eerie tales of hauntings. It dramatizes a 13th century view of the past, from the pagan anarchy of the Viking age to the settlement of Iceland, the coming of Christianity and the beginnings of organized society.
Genres: MedievalClassicsMythologyHistoryPoetryLiteratureScandinavian LiteratureNonfictionHistoricalFolklore
192 Pages

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