{"product_id":"the-annotated-trojumanna-saga-jeremy-jasper-owens-9798294091873","title":"The Annotated Trojumanna Saga: The Tale of the Men of Troy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrojumanna Saga, \u003c\/i\u003ethe legendary Old Norse account of the Trojan War, is available in a full, carefully refined English translation. This edition not only updates and improves the translation for clarity and precision but also features extensive new annotation throughout: each chapter is accompanied by detailed notes comparing the saga's events, characters, and mythic landscape to the Greek and Roman tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e, this saga follows a very different path, closer in outline to Dares Phrygius and the medieval tradition, but uniquely colored by Norse perspective and imagination. Here, the gods and heroes of Greece are reimagined through the lens of Icelandic culture: Zeus replaced with Thor, fate and honor reinterpreted, and the legendary past of Troy merged with the mythology of Scandinavia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery major episode, character, and divergence from classical sources is clearly explained in the new footnotes, with direct references to Homer, Apollodorus, Pindar, Snorri Sturluson, and more. The annotations invite readers of all backgrounds to trace the saga's creative adaptations and understand its place in European myth and literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition is ideal for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders curious about how medieval Scandinavia interpreted Troy's legend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone interested in comparative mythology and literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStudents and scholars seeking a reliable English text, with context and classical parallels clearly identified\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrojumanna Saga\u003c\/i\u003e stands both as a compelling story and as a rare window into the story-telling imagination of the Norse world, bridging the gap between the epics of Greece and the sagas of Iceland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Jasper Owens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798294091873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Jeremy Jasper Owens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083644215551,"sku":"9798294091873","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-annotated-trojumanna-saga-jeremy-jasper-owens-9798294091873","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}