Publisher's Synopsis

Fridthjof's Saga is a classic Viking saga written by Swedish poet Esaias Tegne'r. The story follows the life of Fridthjof, a brave and honorable warrior who falls in love with Ingeborg, the daughter of King Bele. However, their love is forbidden by the king and Fridthjof is banished from the kingdom. Fridthjof embarks on a journey to prove his worth and win back Ingeborg's love. Along the way, he faces many challenges and battles, including a fierce encounter with a dragon. The saga is filled with themes of love, honor, loyalty, and revenge, and is considered a masterpiece of Scandinavian literature.King Bele, sword-supported, in the palace stood; And with him Thorstein, Viking's son, the peasant good. His ancient war companion, grown old in glory, His brow was scarred like rune-stones, his hair was hoary.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Book information

ISBN: 9781162663760
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Imprint: Kessinger Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 839.6
Language: English
Number of pages: 112
Weight: 272g
Height: 210mm
Width: 279mm
Spine width: 5mm