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Beschreibung
A new saga translation of The Tale of Thorstein Staff-Struck in a dual-language English and Old Norse format with annotations, vocabulary, maps, and notes. All the tools necessary to read a complete short saga in both English and the original Old Norse. Each chapter contains a specific vocabulary of Old Norse words and phrases. [...] The rear of the book offers a full vocabulary removing the need to consult outside dictionaries. The combination of English translation, Old Norse text, and targeted Old Norse word lists is supplemented with maps, notes, and cultural sections about Iceland's feuding society. This edition is an example of textual archaeology, unearthing a crucial saga text from Iceland's East Fjords recounting the lives of people in Weapon's Fjord a thousand years ago. For more information visit [...]
A new saga translation of The Tale of Thorstein Staff-Struck in a dual-language English and Old Norse format with annotations, vocabulary, maps, and notes. All the tools necessary to read a complete short saga in both English and the original Old Norse. Each chapter contains a specific vocabulary of Old Norse words and phrases. [...] The rear of the book offers a full vocabulary removing the need to consult outside dictionaries. The combination of English translation, Old Norse text, and targeted Old Norse word lists is supplemented with maps, notes, and cultural sections about Iceland's feuding society. This edition is an example of textual archaeology, unearthing a crucial saga text from Iceland's East Fjords recounting the lives of people in Weapon's Fjord a thousand years ago. For more information visit [...]
Über den Autor
Jesse Byock is Distinguished Professor at UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and Professor of Old Norse Studies in UCLA's Scandinavian Section. Ph.D. from Harvard, he teaches Old Norse language, Viking society, sagas, and Viking Archaeology. He is a spe-cialist in the study of feud and feuding societies, a subject covered in detail in Viking Age Iceland (Penguin Books). Prof. Byock directs the Mosfell Archaeological Project (MAP) in Iceland, excavating a Viking Age chieftains longhouse, harbor, and valley. He teaches at the University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) affiliated with the Department of History and the Program in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies. His books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Schulbücher
Rubrik: Schule & Lernen
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Viking Language Old Norse Icelandic Series
ISBN-13: 9781953947147
ISBN-10: 195394714X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Byock, Jesse
Gordon, Randall
Hersteller: Jules William Press
Viking Language Old Norse Icelandic Series
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 6 mm
Von/Mit: Jesse Byock (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.04.2023
Gewicht: 0,15 kg
Artikel-ID: 126889209