{"product_id":"faroe-islander-saga-a-new-english-translation-paperback","title":"Faroe-Islander Saga: A New English Translation - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert K. Painter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This new English translation of the \u003ci\u003eFaroe-Islander Saga (Faereyinga saga)\u003c\/i\u003e--a great medieval Icelandic saga--tells the story of the first settlers on these wind-swept islands at the edge of the Scandinavian world. Written by an anonymous 13th-century Icelander, the saga centers on the enduring animosity between Sigmundur Brestirsson and Thrandur of Gota, rival chieftains whose bitter disagreements on the introduction of Christianity to the Faroe Islands set the stage for much violence and a feud which then unfolds over generations of their descendants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Making the saga accessible to a wider English readership, the translation is accompanied by a brief introduction, explanatory notes, genealogical and chronological tables, detailed maps and an excerpt from \u003ci\u003eJomsvikings' Saga\u003c\/i\u003e which informs missing passages from the \u003ci\u003eFaroe-Islander Saga\u003c\/i\u003e manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert K. Painter\u003c\/b\u003e has translated works from German and Old Icelandic into English for such journals of literary translation as \u003ci\u003eExchanges\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches linguistics at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433037316274,"sku":"9781476663661","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/dd8a0ec111b874fb56b64a8fc4fcb36c.webp?v=1778613227","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/faroe-islander-saga-a-new-english-translation-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}