{"product_id":"anon-embleton-l-m-tr-the-saga-of-gunnlaug-serpent-tongue-9781918157512","title":"The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue","description":"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.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nOld 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe meaning of the word 'saga' (plural: 's¿gur' or 'sögur') translates as 'that which is said', or more widely: a 'saying', 'statement', 'story', 'tale', or 'narrative'.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis book contains:- The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Old Norse Version)- The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Old Icelandic Version)\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe 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.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis 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.","brand":"Matthew Leigh Embleton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53743160262998,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781918157512_1.jpg?v=1781786681","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/anon-embleton-l-m-tr-the-saga-of-gunnlaug-serpent-tongue-9781918157512","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}