The Vinland Sagas
by Anonymous (Author); Kunz, Keneva (Translator); Sigurosson, Gisli (Editor)Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-07-29
Publisher(s): Penguin Classics
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Summary
The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Redrs"s Saga contain the first ever descriptions of North America, a bountiful land of grapes and vines, discovered by Vikings five centuries before Christopher Columbus. 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 Eirikrs"s son Leif the Luckyrs"s perilous voyages to explore it. Wrecked by storms, stricken by disease and plagued by navigational mishaps, some survived the North Atlantic to pass down this compelling tale of the first Europeans to talk with, trade with, and war with the Native Americans.
Author Biography
Translated by Keneva Kunz who is a lecturer in English and applied linguistics at the University of Iceland.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| Further Reading | p. xxxix |
| A Note on the Translation | p. xliv |
| The Vinland Sagas | |
| The Saga of the Greenlanders | p. 1 |
| Eirik the Red's Saga | p. 23 |
| Notes | p. 51 |
| Reference Section | |
| Maps | p. 61 |
| Family Tree | p. 72 |
| Chronology of the Vinland Sagas | p. 74 |
| Ships | p. 75 |
| The Farm | p. 79 |
| Social, Political and Legal Structure | p. 82 |
| Glossary | p. 84 |
| Indexes of Characters and Places | p. 89 |
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