In tenth-century Iceland a quarrel over a broken marriage grows into a chain of killings, lawsuits and blood-feuds spanning two generations. At its centre stand the shrewd, peaceable lawyer Njal, his fierce son Skarphedinn, the heroic Gunnar of Lithend and the proud Hallgerda. Sir George Webbe Dasent’s translation, first published in 1861, keeps the saga’s terse, grave style.
The greatest of the Icelandic family sagas, essential reading for anyone interested in the Norse world. Download the free EPUB.