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The Vinland Sagas (Penguin Classics)
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The Vinland Sagas (Penguin Classics) Paperback - 2008

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The all -time bestselling of the sagas in Penguin Classics, The Vinland Sagas arepublished here in a vibrant new translation. Consisting of The Saga of the Greenlanders andEirik the Red's Saga, they chronicle the adventures of Eirik the Red and his son, Leif Eirikson,who explored North America 500 years before Columbus. Famous for being the first-everdescriptions of North America, and written down in the early thirteenth century, they recountthe Icelandic settlement of Greenland by Eirik the Red, the chance discovery by seafaringadventurers of a mysterious new land, and Eirik's son Leif the Lucky's perilous voyages toexplore it.

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  • Title The Vinland Sagas (Penguin Classics)
  • Author Anonymous
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: First
  • Condition New
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group USA, New York, New York
  • Date 2008-08-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ING9780140447767
  • ISBN 9780140447767 / 0140447768
  • Weight 0.26 lbs (0.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.5 x 5 x 0.4 in (19.05 x 12.70 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
  • Library of Congress subjects America - Discovery and exploration - Norse, Leiv Eiriksson
  • Dewey Decimal Code 970.013

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Summary

The all -time bestselling of the sagas in Penguin Classics, The Vinland Sagas are published here in a vibrant new translation. Consisting of The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red?s Saga, they chronicle the adventures of Eirik the Red and his son, Leif Eirikson, who explored North America 500 years before Columbus. Famous for being the first-ever descriptions of North America, and written down in the early thirteenth century, they recount the Icelandic settlement of Greenland by Eirik the Red, the chance discovery by seafaring adventurers of a mysterious new land, and Eirik?s son Leif the Lucky?s perilous voyages to explore it.

About the author

Magnus Magnusson is an Icelander who has been resident in Scotland for most of his life, and is well-known for his presentation of the BBC's Mastermind. He is also chairman of the Scottish National Heritage. He studied English and Old Icelandic at Oxford University.

Hermann Palsson studied Icelandic at the University of Iceland and Celtic at University College, Dublin. Formerly Professor of Icelandic at the University of Edinburgh and General Editor of the New Saga Library, he has written many books on the history and literature of medieval Iceland. He died in 2003.

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