Crimsoning the eagles claw : the viking poems of Rognvaldr Kali Kolsson, Earl of Orkney
Kali Kolsson, Rognvaldr2014
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A genuinely unique European treasure, this volume bristles with the Viking verses of Rognvaldr, Earl of Orkney, recorded in Orkneyinga Saga. Full of highly stylised, often grotesque images, Ian Crockatt's masterly translations convey the skill, vigour and daring of the original. Skaldic poetry is one of the most elaborate and original in European literature and this collection finally brings it to the deserved attention of the English-language reader. Rich narratives and old Norse mythology blend with familiar place-names and landscapes to create a peculiarly alluring, sometimes comic, world that never quite settles around the reader. Spirited and generous, these poems give us precious glimpses of a life lived to the full.
Main title:
Crimsoning the eagles claw : the viking poems of Rognvaldr Kali Kolsson, Earl of Orkney / translated & introduced by Ian Crockatt ; with a preface by Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Author:
Kali Kolsson, Rognvaldr, authorCrockatt, Ian, translator
Imprint:
Todmorden, UK : Arc Publications, 2014.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781908376619
Dewey class:
839.8
Language:
English
Index terms:
Poetry
BRN:
3982040
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