The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue

<p>The 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.</p><p></p><p>Old 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.</p><p></p><p>The 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'.</p><p></p><p>This book contains:</p><p>- The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Old Norse Version)</p><p>- The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Old Icelandic Version)</p><p></p><p>The 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 3019 Norse words translated in to English and 1846 English words translated into Norse.</p><p></p><p>This 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.</p>