The Book of Settlements

Landnamabok

Herman Palsson (Translator), Paul Edwards (Translator)

Overview

Iceland was the last country in Europe to become inhabited, and we know more about the beginnings and early history of Icelandic society than we do of any other in the Old World. This world was vividly recounted in The Book of Settlements, first compiled by the first Icelandic historians in the thirteenth century. It describes in detail individuals and daily life during the Icelandic Age of Settlement.

About the Authors

Hermann Pálsson (1921 - 2002) was an Icelandic language scholar and reknowned translator of numerous Icelandic sagas.

Book Details

The Book of Settlements: Landnamabok

Herman Palsson (Translator), Paul Edwards (Translator)

Published January 2007, 159 pages

PDF: ISBN 9780887553707, $30.00

Paper: ISBN 9780887556982
6 × 9 × 0.4 in, $39.95

EPUB: ISBN 9780887559716, $25.00

Part of the series University of Manitoba Icelandic Studies.

Topics: History, Icelandic Studies

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