{"product_id":"the-saga-of-gunnlaug-serpent-tongue-anon-tr-m-l-embleton-9781918157512","title":"The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Gunnlaugs Saga Ormstungu) is the story of a promising young man named Gunnlaug who achieves fame for his bravery and poetry in the courts of kings and earls throughout the Norse world. However, a prophetic dream foretells a love rivalry, betrayal, and tragedy. The rich tradition of Icelandic literature survived by oral tradition over several centuries before being written down in the 13th Century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOld Norse is a North Germanic language spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. Old Icelandic is a variety of Old West Norse that emerged during the Norse settlement of Iceland in the second half of the 9th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe meaning of the word 'saga' (plural: 'sǫgur' or 'sögur') translates as 'that which is said', or more widely: a 'saying', 'statement', 'story', 'tale', or 'narrative'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book contains: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Old Norse Version)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Old Icelandic Version)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe texts are presented in their original Norse, with a literal word-for-word line-by-line translation, and a Modern English translation, all side-by-side. In this way, it is possible to see and feel how the Norse language worked and how it has evolved. Also included is a word list with 3,019 Norse words translated in to English, and 1,846 English words translated into Norse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is designed to be of use and interest to anyone with a passion for the Old Norse or Old Icelandic language, Norse history, or languages and history in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anon (Tr M L Embleton)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1918157510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781918157512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Leigh Embleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Anon (Tr M L Embleton)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47760957079807,"sku":"9781918157512","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e5bfec81-e71d-486d-9179-7cd67ed3a84c.jpg?v=1765514383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-saga-of-gunnlaug-serpent-tongue-anon-tr-m-l-embleton-9781918157512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}