Saga Land (Unabridged)
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4.1 • 9 Ratings
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- $18.99
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
A new friendship. An unforgettable journey. A beautiful and bloody history.
This is Iceland as you've never read it before ...
Broadcaster Richard Fidler and author Kari Gíslason are good friends. They share a deep attachment to the sagas of Iceland – the true stories of the first Viking families who settled on that remote island in the Middle Ages.
These are tales of blood feuds, of dangerous women and people who are compelled to kill the ones they love the most. The sagas are among the greatest stories ever written, but the identity of their authors is largely unknown. Together, Fidler and Gíslason travel across Iceland, to the places where the sagas unfolded a thousand years ago. They cross fields, streams and fjords to immerse themselves in the folklore of this fiercely beautiful island. And there is another mission: to resolve a longstanding family mystery – a gift from Kári's Icelandic father that might connect him to the greatest of the saga authors.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Equal parts memoir, genealogical history, and mythology lesson, Saga Land follows two close friends—Australian broadcaster Richard Fidler and Kári Gíslason—as they travel to Iceland. The goal of their voyage is to uncover the mystery of Kári’s ancestry, which might link him to Iceland’s most well-known mythologist and historian. The authors recount their travel experiences and pepper in stirring retellings of Icelandic sagas, making the whole experience sound like friends swapping stories in front of a roaring fire. Saga Land is less like a travelogue or historical lecture and more like a beautiful story of friendship and adventure.
