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Egil's saga

by Hermann Pálsson, Paul Edwards

Set in the ninth and tenth centuries, this saga chronicles five generations of ruling clans in Iceland and Norway. It blends historical facts with legend to examine the rivalries and social structures of the Viking world.

Accession 16712 ISBN 0140443215 Publisher Penguin
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