Baring-Gould had read the saga of Grettir the Strong in Icelandic for thirty years when he retold it for young readers in 1889. Grettir is a difficult, mighty boy who grows into a warrior, wrestles the ghost Glam, and after a killing is made an outlaw, hunted across the fjords, moors and islands of Iceland, with descriptions of the scenery the author had seen for himself.
A strong introduction to the Norse sagas for older children and their parents. Download the free EPUB.