The Saga of the Jómsvikings : : A Translation with Full Introduction.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2018 English
• TeilnehmendeR: Finlay, Alison.; Jóhannesdóttir, Þórdís Edda.
• Place / Publishing House: Kalamazoo, MI : : Medieval Institute Publications, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: The Northern Medieval World: On the Margins of Europe
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; The Saga of the Jómsvikings --; Bibliography --; Index of Persons and Places
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110627169; 9783110604252; 9783110603255; 9783110604184; 9783110603187
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110627169
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

Unique among the Icelandic sagas, part-history, part-fiction, the Saga of the Jomsvikings tells of a legendary band of vikings, originally Danish, who established an island fortress of the Baltic coast, launched and ultimately lost their heroic attack on the pagan ruler of Norway in the late tenth century. The saga's account of their stringent warrior code, fatalistic adherence to their own reckless vows and declarations of extreme courage as they face execution articulates a remarkable account of what it meant to be a viking. This translation presents the longest and earliest text of the saga, never before published in English, with a full literary and historical introduction to this remarkable work.