The Saga of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald
Gelesen von Phil Schempf
Anonymoustranslated Bywilliam Morris
(4,435 Sterne; 31 Bewertungen)
A tale from Iceland, 800 years ago.
In a dream of quarrels and death
The birth of fair Helga is told
Cross the north seas ventured for fame
At the call of kings, hearth bereft
Wounded pride, spawn'd of a sensed slight
When tongues fail, sharper blades prevail
Falcon soothes the cloak wrapt wound
Fair one pines and fades from the light. - Summary by Fritz (1 hr 23 min)
Chapters
I. Of Thorstein Eglison and his Kin. II. Of Thorstein's Dream. III. Of the Birt…
12:26
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IV. Of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue and his Kin. V. Of Raven and his Kin. VI. How Helga…
14:33
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IX. Of the Quarrel between Gunnlaug and Raven before the Swedish King. X. How …
11:19
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XII. Of Gunnlaug's landing, and how he found Helga wedded to Raven. XIII. Of th…
14:43
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XV. How Gunnlaug and Raven agreed to go East to Norway, to try the matter again…
10:29
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XVII. The News of the Fight brought to Iceland. XVIII. The Death of Helga the F…
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Bewertungen
interesting
Teacher
(5 Sterne)
The story is very interesting and leaves you wondering what will happen. I did not like the "singing" too much but, nevertheless, it would likely have been done like that in the old days when being retold. I enjoyed it.