{"product_id":"the-saga-of-gunnlaug-serpent-tongue-original-texts-translations-and-word-lists-9798863745541","title":"The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue: Original Texts, Translations, and Word Lists","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Matthew Leigh Embleton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Translating \u0026amp; Interpreting\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book contains: \u003cbr\u003e- The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Old Norse Version)\u003cbr\u003e- The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-Tongue (Old Icelandic Version) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45570136178839,"sku":"9798863745541","price":1551.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798863745541.webp?v=1767679669","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-saga-of-gunnlaug-serpent-tongue-original-texts-translations-and-word-lists-9798863745541","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}