{"product_id":"the-orkneyinga-saga-paperback-9781108082242","title":"The Orkneyinga Saga (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108082242","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Orkneyinga Saga\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis translation of the saga of the earls of Orkney, with an introduction and explanatory notes, was published in 1873.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph Anderson (Edited by), Jon A. Hjaltalin (Translated by), Gilbert Goudie (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108082242, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 June 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e392 pages, 3 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJoseph Anderson (1832–1916), curator of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, edited this version of the saga of the earls of Orkney, translated by Jon Hjaltalin and Gilbert Goudie, and published in 1873. Anderson (whose works on the archaeology of Scotland from the Stone Age to the early Christian era are also reissued in this series) provides a lengthy introduction to the saga, discussing the geography of the islands, and using literary and archaeological material to put the work, which is written in Icelandic and dates from between 1170 and 1220, in context. The first Viking incursions into the islands began in the late eighth century, and the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair gave Orkney to the first earl, Rognvald Eysteinsson, in compensation for the death of his son, in about 870. Anderson also provides notes to the translation, and an appendix with further material from the Icelandic Flateyjarbók.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. Earliest historical notices of the Orkneys\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early Christianity of the islands\u003cbr\u003e 3. Arrival of the Northmen and establishment of the earldom of Orkney and Caithness\u003cbr\u003e 4. The earldom in the Norse line, 872–1231\u003cbr\u003e 5. The earldom in the Angus line, 1231–1312\u003cbr\u003e 6. The earldom in the Stratherne line, 1321–1379\u003cbr\u003e 7. The earldom in the line of St Clair, 1379–1469\u003cbr\u003e 8. The bishopric of Orkney, 1102–1469\u003cbr\u003e 9. The bishopric of Caithness, 1150–1469\u003cbr\u003e 10. Ancient churches of Orkney\u003cbr\u003e 11. Maeshow and the stones of Stennis\u003cbr\u003e 12. Mousa and the Pictish towns\u003cbr\u003e 13. Remains of the Northmen\u003cbr\u003e Chronological tables\u003cbr\u003e Genealogical tables\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Orkneyinga Saga\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266213073176,"sku":"9781108082242","price":29.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108082242i_5442399d-e362-4408-90c5-59cdc189274f.jpg?v=1696751835","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-orkneyinga-saga-paperback-9781108082242","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}