{"product_id":"gunnlaug-the-worm-tongue-and-raven-william-morris-9781603122436","title":"Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald by William Morris, Fiction, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends \u0026 Mythology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald is the first Icelandic saga to be published in an English edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald is an Icelandic saga composed in the 13th century, concerning the tragic rivalry of two poets for the hand of  orsteinn Egilsson's daughter, Helga the Fair. The rivalry is carried out first in poetry, and later with weapons, as Gunnlaug challenges Hrafn to a holmgang -- a duel recognized by the Norse as a way to settle disputes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe saga, said to have taken place around the introduction of Christianity in Iceland, tells the story of two Icelandic poets, Gunnlaugr Ormstunga and Hrafn ﾖnundarson. Their love of Helga the Fair, granddaughter of Egill Skallagr?sson, results in a competition leading to a deadly duel of honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morris, Anonymous\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1603122435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603122436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aegypan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"William Morris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45481974235391,"sku":"9781603122436","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3425d09d-effc-49a5-8773-c9cd889dc712.jpg?v=1715988214","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gunnlaug-the-worm-tongue-and-raven-william-morris-9781603122436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}