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Njal's Saga

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Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the terrible consequences when decent men and women are swept up in a tide of violence beyond their control. It is populated by memorable and complex characters like Gunnar of Hlidare...more

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Published May 28th 2002 by Penguin Classics (first published 1275)

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Dec 06, 2010 Nikki rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: myth-legend-saga-etc, for-class, medieval-literature, classics

I really enjoyed this one. There's some likeable characters -- even from my soft-hearted modern point of view -- who I really got to care about, which isn't always the case with sagas. I was kind of sad when they went out of the saga. The translation is good, clear and easy to read, and there's helpful footnotes, a good introduction, and other helpful supplementary material. As with all sagas, there's an awful lot of names, but it's still pretty easy to follow.

I found some of it amusing in a som...more

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Feb 29, 2008 Brandon Pearce rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: epic

In the tradition of Icelandic sagas it is very violent and barbaric. Tons of fun in other words, and based on a true story by all accounts. Lots of modern law practice goes back to the people and principles described in this book. My favorite part is the vision of the Valkyries at the end. Delightfully macabre!

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Sep 09, 2009 Duntay rated it 5 of 5 stars

A legal saga with gratuitious violence, revenge,strong characters and what I would call magical realism. It makes me want to visit the site of Njal's farm in Iceland - a country I am fascinated by but only get to pass through .

And our cat is now called 'Ragnar Hairy - Breeks'

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Nov 12, 2009 Chris rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Who knew the Vikings were also skilled lawyers?

Okay, apparently using the word Viking is a misnomer as in the text 'Viking' is used to represent raiders of indistinguishable origin.

Anyway, written 800 or 900 years ago, and purportedly describing events taking place 1000 years ago, this saga has it all, giving truth to the use of the word 'saga.' It has battles, romance (as much as you can have when marriages are arranged - Does this man please you? Good, because you are now married), the conver...more

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May 10, 2008 Abi rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Those willing to branch out

Shelves: classical-and-medieval, scandinavia, favourites

One of the best sagas, without a doubt. Epic in scale, but still intensely human, the story of burnt-Njal is dramatic, moving and highly entertaining. The saga style takes some getting used to if you've never experienced it before. It is terse, to the point, characterisation and description is kept to a bare minimum, the plot races along at break-neck speed, there's a plethora of characters (a lot of whom have very similar names). It requires... concentration, and you'll almost certainly have to...more

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Jan 30, 2013 Hannah Notess rated it 5 of 5 stars

So engrossing that I missed my bus stop once while reading on the bus. I think that is a good sign.

Basically guys hack each other to pieces for 50 years until eventually the only two dudes left finally make peace. People who are all like "Oh our culture is so violent nowadays" should read this for a little perspective. Because a guy will be like "Where's so-and-so?" And another guy will be like "Oh, I severed his head." And the first guy will be like "Oh, that seems like something you'd do." And...more

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Sep 07, 2011 Andrew rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It is one of the greatest crimes of recent literature that Penguin has replaced this -- one of the truly great English translations of any work by anyone -- with a horrendously execrable translation whose only distinguishing characteristic is that it was done more recently. Seek out Magnus Magnusson's translation (thankfully there are oodles and oodles of them second hand due to it being assigned in college courses for decades) at all costs.

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Sep 08, 2012 Kathryn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This book is a translation of an anonymous thirteenth-century Icelandic saga, written about a blood feud spanning some fifty years before and after 1000 AD. It is a wonderful story (the anonymous author rearranges actual chronological events to fit his story) of tragic people, and one that I very much enjoyed reading.

The saga revolves around the wise Njal Thorgeirsson, his family, his friends, and his alliances; and one is happy that there is a Glossary of Proper Names in the back of the book, b...more This book is a translation of an anonymous thirteenth-century Icelandic saga, written about a blood feud spanning some fifty years before and after 1000 AD. It is a wonderful story (the anonymous author rearranges actual chronological events to fit his story) of tragic people, and one that I very much enjoyed reading.

The saga revolves around the wise Njal Thorgeirsson, his family, his friends, and his alliances; and one is happy that there is a Glossary of Proper Names in the back of the book, because everyone is related to everyone else, or friends with everyone else, or blood enemies with everyone else, all at the same time. This is a world where honor reigns supreme; an insult must be avenged, usually by the one who has been insulted by killing the one who did the insulting; and every killing must also be avenged. At the same time, legal procedures are followed, in that in lieu of blood revenge one can opt for monetary compensation; but inevitably, someone decides that the monetary compensation wasn’t good enough or honorable enough, and kills the guilty person anyway. This is also a world of fatalism and luck and supernatural portents; a man is considered to be lucky, or not, and one does not try to counteract what one decides is one’s fate even by doing the obviously sensible thing (like avoiding an ambush).

The body count is quite high in this saga, even though Christianity is adopted in Iceland (over Scandinavian paganism) midway through the story; the only apparent effect of Christianity is that people go to Mass before lopping off an enemy’s head with an axe. The carnage is increased by the presence of characters in the story who are duplicitous, playing both ends against the middle just to stir up trouble. This is not hard to do in a world where even a report of a perceived insult is enough to start a wave of killings and revenge-killings and revenge-the-revenge killings.

The story may involve warriors (and women, who are the equals of their men) long ago and far far away, but the themes are timeless; good men still try to make peace, and pride still makes wreckage of the peace thus made, which only means that one must try for peace that much more.(less)

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Feb 21, 2011 Chris rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoyed this.
At some point, a researcher summed up the Icelandic Sagas in four words: "Farmers came to blows". This story was like that.Tthere is a blood feud that accounts for rounds of slayings. The surviving combatants then are required to pay indemnities at the annual Assembly, not that that resolves anything. There are still scores to settle. The climax comes when Njal's homestead is burned along with Njal, his wife and their sons. (A foster son escapes to continue the revenge). P...more I really enjoyed this.
At some point, a researcher summed up the Icelandic Sagas in four words: "Farmers came to blows". This story was like that.Tthere is a blood feud that accounts for rounds of slayings. The surviving combatants then are required to pay indemnities at the annual Assembly, not that that resolves anything. There are still scores to settle. The climax comes when Njal's homestead is burned along with Njal, his wife and their sons. (A foster son escapes to continue the revenge). Part of the saga includes the conversion of Iceland from heathenism to Christianity. This and pilgrimages help set up the final reconciliation between the warring parties.
Njal's Saga is in part a commentary on the human condition: the characters are trying to take flight for the ideal legal resolution, but still find themselves mired in their earthly existence and passions.
The Saga doesn't expound greatly on the rugged landscape, the weather, or any complex emotions and motives of the characters, but there is great attention to the lineage of the characters. There are also detailed descriptions of the wounds, particularly mortal wounds, delivered and received in battle.
The dialogue is rich and often quite funny. In a scene where a band of warriors are attacking Gunnar at his farm, a scout is sent to see if the target is on the property:
"Thorgrim the Norwegian climbed up on the roof. Gunnar saw a red coat appear at the window and lunged at Thorgrim with his halberd and struck him in the middle. Thorgrim's feet slipped from under him, he dropped his shield and tumbled from the roof. He then walked over to Gizur and the rest of the group who were sitting on the ground. Gizur looked at him and asked: 'Well, is Gunnar home?'
Thorgrim answered: 'Find that out for yourselves! All I know is that his halberd is!' With that he fell dead to the ground."

The sense of destiny is palpable. Omens are dreamed and spoken. They usually come true. Fate doesn't play the same role as in Shakespeare and the Greek theater, though. An introduction in my volume talks about "gaefa" and "ogaefa", Icelandic terms for individuals who are "lucky" or "unlucky", but not through any supernatural or divine intervention. It just "bees that way". So it is for Njal, a sagacious, prosperous man who nevertheless cannot control the people and forces around him that bring death.(less)

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Feb 16, 2013 Kristian Olesen rated it 4 of 5 stars

It's a bit trite to give Njal's Saga a score out of five. How do you rate an 800 year-old piece of literature? It has clearly played a more important role in Icelandic society than mere entertainment. It's an historical document, a foundational document, a compendium of cultural aspirations, and mythological story.

There are three things to take away from reading Njal's Saga. They are, in ascending order of importance:

1. Medieval Icelanders needed a wider pool of names to draw upon. Reading this...more It's a bit trite to give Njal's Saga a score out of five. How do you rate an 800 year-old piece of literature? It has clearly played a more important role in Icelandic society than mere entertainment. It's an historical document, a foundational document, a compendium of cultural aspirations, and mythological story.

There are three things to take away from reading Njal's Saga. They are, in ascending order of importance:

1. Medieval Icelanders needed a wider pool of names to draw upon. Reading this saga involves frequent consultation of footnotes, family trees, and earlier chapter, just to make sure you're not getting one Hoskuldr confused with the other.

2. Medieval Icelanders were about as violent as you would expect. They are easily tricked into killing each other. They are easily goaded into killing each other. They spend a lot of time ambushing each other and lopping off limbs with axes and halberds and swords. The characters whose limbs are lopped off spend a lot of time stoically saying (after losing said limbs) "You have killed me for sure! Well done!" and similar things. But then again, they are quite restrained with their feuds (see point 3); no one ever kills more of his enemies than he has to, and once he has killed them he no longer considers the offending clan to be his foes any more. How that family feels in return is a different matter, though...

3. Medieval Icelanders were very litigious. Yes! Who woulda thunk it, eh? But they were, and from an historical perspective, this provides a good insight into the tradition of the Germanic blood feud. We are told that northern Europeans in the early Medieval period practised the blood-feud and the accompanying weregeld, but it is rare to have them shown in action. The biggest problem with a blood-feud, of course, is its seemingly inevitable deterioration into a society-wide free-for-all as more and more people get drawn into a small dispute. Njal's Saga demonstrates the importance of arbitration, case law, and compensation in minimising the harmful effects of blood feuds. As a result, Njal'd Saga's most reward aspect is the sense of continuity - we see judge-made law and parliamentary democracy in action in the Althing, and we can see the continuity of that tradition right up to the present day.(less)

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Oct 18, 2012 Tony rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Great stuff. It was sweeping, as befits a saga, but often personal as well. It is a story about warriors, and also of lawyers. It is necessarily battle-filled, but also punctuated with the humor of an insult or an understatement. The prose is sparse though the book is long. The epic nature of the story could only exist with its roots in Iceland's pagan past, but the fact that it was written down meant it came after a Christian veneer was laid on top of the society. That world is complex, but exp...more

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Dec 26, 2011 Michael rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Vikinings

I read this one for school. I’m not sure whether I would ever read this by my own volition. It wasn’t terrible and in fact good at parts, but nevertheless there are so many other books I would prefer to read. Besides, there is obviously so much lost in translation. The extensive passages about the proceedings of Icelandic law are extremely tedious and the passages where the narrator relates the characters lineage all the way back to Odin are laborious as well. Icelanders and a few Norwegians enj...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Jordan rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The feuds are very interesting, and the family dynamics are certainly something to enjoy.

This is one of the most violent books I've read. Not violent in a verbose manner, but the head count of people killed is astounding. Many die in a brutal way as well. The only issue I have with the Saga is the extensive use of the court system and settlements. It may be interesting to the criminologist or court historian, or even a scholar of Icelandic culture; however, for the casual Saga reader, it can be...more

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Jun 21, 2011 Jan-Maat added it

Shelves: iceland, read-in-translation, medieval-history

Often when thinking about the rise of the European novel there's a tendency to look to Cervantes or maybe back to "The Golden Ass". Yet longer sagas like Njal's saga seem to be very much like novels to me.

This is an amazing work. Partially based on fact and factual events such as the coming of Christianity to Iceland the saga traces a quarrel. As it gets out of hand and men reach for weapons calmer heads build settlements. However the causes of unhappiness cause the quarrel to break out repeated...more

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Jun 27, 2007 Inga Ingvarsdóttir rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone

This story has captivated me like no other. It's hard to believe that it was written over seven hundred years ago because it's incredibly sophisticated in so many ways. And is even relevant today.

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Jan 09, 2009 Peter rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Pretty much anyone who like some leagle wrangling and stabbing

Shelves: middle-ages, alternate-history

OK, it's only "alternate history" because I don't really believe that this is an exact and factual description of life in Iceland during the time the story is set. Unlike many sagas, this one is pretty down-to-earth -- a bit of prophecy, but no magic or monsters. It does have great protagonists, succinct psychological portraits, great fight scenes, heroes and villains with believable flaws, and some great legal wrangling. It's kind of like John Grisham with a lot more stabbing, which, to be fair...more

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Jan 30, 2012 Glucose Johnny rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The children at school throw around the term "epic" in such a haphazard fashion that I spend fruitless hours attempting to define what the word actually means. At times I think I've made an impression, but then the walls come crumbling down when mere moments later, someone's ranting about "epic fails" and some other nonsense. Then I resort to demanding that they "save their cussin' and sassin' for the streets."

If only I call upon Njal's Saga in my defense. This book is truly an epic. The storyli...more

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May 04, 2009 Eric rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Any literate person, any lover of adventure , SF, or fantasy fiction

Recommended to Eric by: English major at the U. of Chicago

Go for the Penguin edition/translation by Magnus Magnusson and Herman Palsson. This is the greatest of the Icelandic sagas and ranks with any of the classics of world literature. . . . The sagas are the originals of most of the themes elaborated in science fiction and adventure games of all kinds. Njals saga includes more of the themes, characters, and settings than any other saga. Blood, sex, chases, battles at sea and on land, meanness, jealousy, greed, and honor. The worldview of the sagas is...more

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Dec 12, 2008 Cwn_annwn_13 rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: on-my-shelf-home-library

Yet another great Icelandic saga. Much of the usual sort that you would expect in these sagas. Blood fueds, witchy supernatural prophecies coming true, coniving women, outlawry, and more blood fueds. What could you expect in a society where one was almost obligated to kill someone for even the slightest insult or to not would mean losing ones honor and respect? Also provides a look at the legal system of Iceland during this time period, (you could more or less legally kill someone as long as you...more

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Jun 21, 2011 Eduardo Santiago rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Eduardo by: Bragi

The saga: surprisingly readable—and relevant. An all-too-human tale of honor, vengeance, redemption; of mistakes and acceptance and occasional learning. The characters are multidimensional, believable. The setting was especially vivid after having hiked some of that area. This is a moving story about flawed people doing what they think is best in difficult times. Like reading Seneca or Marcus Aurelius, useful as a reminder of how little we've changed.

The Penguin Classics edition: outstanding. Th...more

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Jul 31, 2007 Stephen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Hands down one of the most-accessible and memorable of the Icelandic sagas.

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Apr 01, 2012 Kit rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: recentlyread

This is one of the most exciting books I have read in a long time - blood feuds in 10th c Iceland. Kind of like a mix of Deadwood (or Brisco County) and those Martin novels, except predating them by 700 years, and based on a true story. Graphic violence often leavened with some dry humor. Why every fantasy reader doesn't know about Gunnar and Njal, etc, is incomprehensible considering how awesome this saga is. Halberds, spears, swords, prophetic dreams, chases on horseback and ship, numerous beh...more

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Jul 24, 2009 Connie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Fabulous saga - loved the commentary about men's and women's relationships from 1,000 years ago. This is from handed down oral tradition. When we went to Iceland, we took a tour of where some of the events took place. They're just fields now, and people who had not read the book couldn't understand why we were oohing and ahhing over an empty field. Loved the scene where the warrior's body rises up in the moonlight. It's about many things, not the least of which is how a culture benefited when Ch...more

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Sep 19, 2009 Cheryl rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: iceland

Interesting tale of a feuding between families which last some 50 years. The violence and feuding was prevalent throught with respect, valued highly and given for heroic deeds and lusty adventures.

There were the usual difficulties with having an extensive cast of characters and with the language in certain places but this was balanced with passages of richness in description and poetry and some of the phrasing was considered quite modern.

I felt that the writer had a misogynistic attitude towards...more

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Sep 15, 2011 Grace rated it 3 of 5 stars

Actually, it's the translation by Magnus Magnusson, but that version wasn't a choice on Good Reads. Biggest down-side of the book: try as I might, I lost all track of who was who about 2/3 of the way through. This seems to be a characteristic of Icelandic sagas. Up-sides: You get names like Ragnar Hairy Breeks, you get a really good look at the religious and political institutions of the day, perhaps the tensest moment of the book is a courtroom drama. Also, Iceland is the world's oldest continu...more

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Feb 01, 2013 Jemma rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sadly, this is one of the most disappointing books I've ever read. If only I'd read the introduction before purchasing, where the reviewer summed it up as "Icelanders fall to blows". This is possibly the most accurate pithy description of a book you might ever find because that is all it is about. Seriously, this Icelander kills or maims that one, so another kills and maims someone else and so it goes on... and on... and on... About the only people who could love this book would be Mafioso types...more

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Dec 10, 2011 Briana rated it 4 of 5 stars

The storyline of Njal’s Saga can seem hopelessly complicated at first glance. The tales are based on historical events, so there are a number of people who play only minor roles, there are long lists of characters’ ancestries, and there are people who share the same name. However, just a little way into the book, the reader should be able to pick out and focus on the key characters with ease, and once he does, he will become wonderfully invested in their lives. The cast of Njal’s Saga is quite f...more The storyline of Njal’s Saga can seem hopelessly complicated at first glance. The tales are based on historical events, so there are a number of people who play only minor roles, there are long lists of characters’ ancestries, and there are people who share the same name. However, just a little way into the book, the reader should be able to pick out and focus on the key characters with ease, and once he does, he will become wonderfully invested in their lives. The cast of Njal’s Saga is quite fantastic, ranging from old wise men to battle-eager youths and more than a few strong-willed women. Even though good characters die throughout the tale, there is always another hero who comes to forefront for readers to love. Anyone who likes a book that establishes great character relationships and includes lots of action will enjoy Njal’s Saga.

The action results from the tension that grows around the main themes— honor and masculinity. In this period of Iceland’s history, anyone who murdered another man was required to pay for his death with money. Theoretically, this practice should appease the family of the victim and prevent blood feuds from developing. In Njal’s Saga, however, the system only occasionally works. There subsequently develop questions over whether it is more honorable for a man to peacefully accept compensation and maintain old friendships or whether it would be more manly for him to enact a killing of his own in revenge. Both answers, at different times, appear to be correct. Other questions of masculinity are what the implications are if a man is beardless, whether a man must delight in killing, and whether it is acceptable for a man to cry.

More minor themes include the role of women in society, the arrival of Christianity in Iceland and its interaction with the old religion, and how the law can be cleverly interpreted for one’s own gain. This may sound like an outline for a history lesson, but it is quite refreshing to encounter demanding women who curse their lovers or call for revenge in a medieval text, and it is marvelously entertaining to watch what tricks the men will come up with next to skirt the law. I would and have enthusiastically recommended this to casual readers for fun, not just to students of the Middle Ages.

This review was also posted at Pages Unbound Book Reviews.(less)

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May 23, 2011 Carla rated it 2 of 5 stars

Spoilers. La Njàl's Saga es 354 páginas de matanzas ojo por ojo en un lugar donde se supone se regían por leyes y había abogados (Njàl es abogado) y así. Me mataste a mi criado, te mato al tuyo. Me mataste a mi otro criado, te mato al otro. Así, así hasta el final. Por cada asesinato que alguien de tu grupo hacía, debías pagar de acuerdo al valor de la persona... Porque todo mundo sabe que un criado no vale lo mismo que un gran señor. Todo comienza cuando una vieja bien pleitos y mala leche (su...more

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Nov 15, 2010 Fellows rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, imagination-fuel

Njal's Saga was given to me as a birthday present at university by a friend who was studying Anglo-saxon and Nordic literature. Expecting that it might be heavy going I left it for several years... More fool I! The saga is interesting for many reasons. The portrayal of combat, humour and stoicism is unlike anything I have read before. On the page the words seem stark and unembelished ('he made a sweep with his sword and hit Thorkel on the neck, and the head flew off'), almost plain. In much mode...more

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Jul 09, 2010 Enrique rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

De acuerdo a las recomendaciones, esta es una de las Sagas de Vikingos mejor escrita, la traducción es excelente, utilizando Inglés antiguo, lo cuál hace un poco difícil su lectura en un inicio, pero una vez que tomas el ritmo ya no es necesario tener el diccionario al lado. La saga esta narrada en una forma muy literaria y con algunas exageraciones de esperarse de parte del escritor, al fin y al cabo se trata de historias que pasan de voz en voz. Hasta hace poco que comencé a familiarizarme con...more De acuerdo a las recomendaciones, esta es una de las Sagas de Vikingos mejor escrita, la traducción es excelente, utilizando Inglés antiguo, lo cuál hace un poco difícil su lectura en un inicio, pero una vez que tomas el ritmo ya no es necesario tener el diccionario al lado. La saga esta narrada en una forma muy literaria y con algunas exageraciones de esperarse de parte del escritor, al fin y al cabo se trata de historias que pasan de voz en voz. Hasta hace poco que comencé a familiarizarme con las sagas y las historias de vikingos, es decir, las historias antiguas como está escritas en la edad media y la verdad es que me da pena no haber sabido de la existencia de las mismas hasta ahora. La historia trata de la relación de Njall, el abogado más celebré de su tiempo y su relación con Gunnar, el guerrero más temido de su época, aunque Gunnar solo aparece en parte de la historia, es esta relación de amistad la que marca el destino de su consejero y amigo, si bien el título da una idea de en que va a parar la vida de NJall, el final es totalmente inesperado y digno de la mejor novela, quizá es cierto que a veces la realidad, es más fantasiosa que la ficción. Lo más sorprendente es que bajo el evidente barbarismo de los personajes, el verdadero motor que mueve la vida de todos los personajes es el derecho y el honor, el libro esta tapizado de asesinatos a sangre fría, decapitaciones y venganzas,sin embargo, todo lo que mueve a los personajes, incluso aquellos que abiertamente son catalogados como hombres de poco honor, gira en torno a su código moral, a diferencia del honor presentado en las historias de mafiosos como el padrino que tanto me gustan, aquí lo menos importante es el dinero, por el contrario, eso es de lo que más fácil se desprenden y menos honor les otorga a estos personajes, lo cuál es algo muy alentador en estos días. Quizá lo que quiero expresar es que la historia ubica a estos personajes como Bárbaros cuando en realidad tenían principios inquebrantables y una moral de la que carecían las grandes potencias europeas de 500, 600 años después (incluso la de nuestros días) así que, ¿quienes son los verdaderos bárbaros?.

Es tan solo difícil de creer la afinidad y admiración que puedes llegar a sentir por estos personajes capaces de hacer atrocidades indescriptibles, mi ejemplo favorito es el caso de Flosi, quién tras tras ser responsable del acto más cobarde narrado en la historia, logra su redención de la forma más honorable, no solo de acuerdo al narrador, si no ante tus propios ojos.

Una verdadera joya literaria que afortunadamente aún esta al alcance de quienes busquen un pequeño tesoro escondido entre el infinito mar que es la literatura.(less)

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