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| | 1. |  | The Saga of the Volsungs (Penguin Classics) from Penguin Classics Price: $11.20
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 First, I would add that for serious students looking at this work, you are better off starting with Prof. Hollander's translation of the Poetic Edda. That work contains the surviving source material the saga author had access to in English translation. When compared to source material, one can see... more info
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| | 6. |  | Laxdaela Saga (Penguin Classics) from Penguin Classics Price: $10.20
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 I have spent reading Icelandic Sagas for a year now, almost exclusively. I skipped over this one, because I read that it focused too much on Christian Europe. So when I passed by this treasure, I inadvertantly saved it for a later time. So I bought it this past August and it is one of the best. I... more info
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Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

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| | 10. |  | Saga: A Novel Of Medieval Iceland from Academy Chicago Publishers Price: $19.35
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 Janoda's retelling of a classic saga is unlikely to become a bestseller given its esoteric subject matter, but that is truly a great shame as evolved readers of any stripe will surely delight in the author's wonderful skills. Saga is about a very small community in Iceland around 965 CE, and... more info
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Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

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