Njals Saga,  Anonymous
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Njal's Saga

Author: Anonymous

Narrator: Gunnar Cauthery

Abridged: 13 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2019


Synopsis

Based on events that took place between 960 and 1020 AD, Njal's Saga is a mesmerising drama about a multigenerational cycle of violence and retribution, and the feuds and passions that perpetuate it. The eponymous sage Njal, known for his keen legal mind, is one of Iceland's pre-eminent men, along with Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a fierce and formidable warrior married to the diabolical Hallgerd, whose conniving instigates the interminable pattern of romance, action and brutality - until one unforgivable act ends it all. Njal's Saga is considered the greatest of the Icelandic sagas and is notable for its historical value, as it provides glimpses of a society transitioning away from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages, and establishing the social and legal mores of its present.

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