Örnólfur Thorsson
Autore di The Sagas of Icelanders
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Thorsson, Örnólfur
- Altri nomi
- Thorsson, Ornolfur
- Data di nascita
- 1953
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Iceland
- Nazione (per mappa)
- Iceland
- Luogo di residenza
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Istruzione
- University of Iceland
- Attività lavorative
- Secretary General
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 8
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 2,477
- Popolarità
- #10,352
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 18
- ISBN
- 10
- Lingue
- 1
- Preferito da
- 3
Egil's saga: Egil is a massive jerk, but maybe that's part of the point. Highlights are his drunken 3-year-old shenanigans and vomiting on a guy who insulted him. I've read this before as a standalone saga.
Vatnsdal saga: This starts off with a far more conventionally heroic hero. Knowing that these sagas are quasi-historical however, I can't help but wonder whether the main family protecting their community from practitioners of "witchcraft" might be a justification for all the people they murdered in order to stay in power. Conspiracy!
Laxardal Saga: Supposedly the crown jewel of Icelandic literature. Slow to get going. Makes me think twice about crossing Icelandic women - you want to divorce her for wearing breeches? Be prepared for her to wear breeches as she comes to stab you in bed! The main action of the story is an unfortunate feud which develops between foster-brothers surrounding a marriage. We also get Snorri the Godi who I'm pretty sure features in other sagas - he's a bit of a wily one!
Bolli Bollasons Tale: Some extra content focusing on one of the main characters from the above saga. A short episode detailing Bolli's trip to the north and the trouble he got into.
...okay I didn't get around to reviewing every tale, but I did read them all. Great stuff, but I'm all saga'd out for a while now!… (altro)