The Saga of the Jomsvikings
1962
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The Jomsvikings were a famous band of vikings who lived together as a community and raided extensively in the lands surrounding the baltic. Their home, Jomsborg, was according to the saga founded by a certain Palna-Toki. After his death Sigvaldi became the leader of the Jomsvikings. He kidnapped King Sveinn of Denmark and forced him to marry Burisleifr, one of the daughters of the Wendish king. In revenge, Sveinn invited the Jomsvikings to a banquet and tricked them into fighting a campaign against Earl Hakon of Norway, in which they were badly defeated at the battle of Hjorungavagr. Though there is little real historical basis for the events narrated in the saga they are recounted so graphic a style that they command the reader's suspension of disbelief and the tale moves rapidly through a series of striking adventures. The Jomsvikings Saga is an extant in four Icelandic versions and in one Latin translation. The text is printed in this series with translations, introduction and annotations.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh : Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1962
Collation:
xxix, 55p
Notes:
Icelandic texts general editors Sigudur Nordal and G. Turville-Petre.
Contents:
Introduction1. The historical background2. The saga(a) The redactions(b) Codex Holmianus 7 40.3. A literary appreciationEditions of Jomsvikinga sagaBibliography and AbbreviationsMap: Scandinavia and the Baltic in the tenth centuryIcelandic TextEnglish TranslationAppendix I: DanmarkarbotAppendix II: The localisation of events in NorwayAppendix III: Þorgerðr Holgabrúðr and IrpaGlossary of technical termsIndex
Dewey class:
839.6
Language:
English
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BRN:
3796945