| Author: | Peter Christen Asbjornsen, R. M. Ballantyne, Snorri Sturluson | ISBN: | 1230000846134 |
| Publisher: | Enhanced E-Books | Publication: | December 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Peter Christen Asbjornsen, R. M. Ballantyne, Snorri Sturluson |
| ISBN: | 1230000846134 |
| Publisher: | Enhanced E-Books |
| Publication: | December 14, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
“A tale is but half told when only one person tells it.”
- The Saga of Grettir the Strong.
Saga Six Pack 5 is a Viking-sized selection of Scandinavian super-stories:
- Erling the Bold by R. M. Ballantyne
- Big Peter and Little Peter by George Webbe Dasent
- The Saga of Harald Hardrade by Snorri Sturluson
- The Master Thief by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
- A Sea Queen's Sailing by Charles W. Whistler
- Bruin and Reynard by Jørgen Engebretsen
Image gallery includes:
- Surt, The Giant with the Flaming Sword by John Charles Dollman.
- 16th-century depiction of Norse gods by Olaus Magnus.
- Wotan takes leave of Brunhild by Konrad Dielitz.
- Thor and the Midgard Serpent by Emil Doepler.
- Loki breaks free at the onset of Ragnarök by Ernst H. Walther.
- A scene from the last phase of Ragnarök, after Surtr has engulfed the world with fire by Emil Doepler.
- The new world that rises after Ragnarök by Emil Doepler.
- Then the Awful Fight Began by George Wright, 1908.
AUTHOR BIOS
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (15 January 1812 — 6 January 1885) was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore.
Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author who wrote more than 100 books.
George Webbe Dasent (1817–1896) was a translator of folk tales and contributor to The Times.
Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (22 April 1813 – 27 March 1882) was a Norwegian folklorist, bishop, poet and author. He is best known for the Norske Folkeeventyr, a collection of Norwegian folk tales which he edited in collaboration with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen.
Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was the author of the Prose Edda or Younger Edda, and the Háttatal, a list of verse forms.
Charles Watts Whistler (November 14, 1856 - June 10, 1913) was a writer of historic fiction that plays between 600 and 1100 AD, usually based on early English/Saxon chronicles, Norse or Danish Sagas and archaeological discoveries.
“A tale is but half told when only one person tells it.”
- The Saga of Grettir the Strong.
Saga Six Pack 5 is a Viking-sized selection of Scandinavian super-stories:
- Erling the Bold by R. M. Ballantyne
- Big Peter and Little Peter by George Webbe Dasent
- The Saga of Harald Hardrade by Snorri Sturluson
- The Master Thief by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
- A Sea Queen's Sailing by Charles W. Whistler
- Bruin and Reynard by Jørgen Engebretsen
Image gallery includes:
- Surt, The Giant with the Flaming Sword by John Charles Dollman.
- 16th-century depiction of Norse gods by Olaus Magnus.
- Wotan takes leave of Brunhild by Konrad Dielitz.
- Thor and the Midgard Serpent by Emil Doepler.
- Loki breaks free at the onset of Ragnarök by Ernst H. Walther.
- A scene from the last phase of Ragnarök, after Surtr has engulfed the world with fire by Emil Doepler.
- The new world that rises after Ragnarök by Emil Doepler.
- Then the Awful Fight Began by George Wright, 1908.
AUTHOR BIOS
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (15 January 1812 — 6 January 1885) was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore.
Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author who wrote more than 100 books.
George Webbe Dasent (1817–1896) was a translator of folk tales and contributor to The Times.
Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (22 April 1813 – 27 March 1882) was a Norwegian folklorist, bishop, poet and author. He is best known for the Norske Folkeeventyr, a collection of Norwegian folk tales which he edited in collaboration with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen.
Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was the author of the Prose Edda or Younger Edda, and the Háttatal, a list of verse forms.
Charles Watts Whistler (November 14, 1856 - June 10, 1913) was a writer of historic fiction that plays between 600 and 1100 AD, usually based on early English/Saxon chronicles, Norse or Danish Sagas and archaeological discoveries.
