Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Njáls Saga
    Njáls Saga
    Njáls Saga
    Audiobook13 hours

    Njáls Saga

    Published by Naxos Audiobooks

    Narrated by Gunnary Cauthery

    4/5

    ()

    About this audiobook

    Based on events that took place between 960 and 1020 AD, Njál’s Saga is a mesmerising drama about a multigenerational cycle of violence and retribution, and the feuds and passions that perpetuate it.

    The eponymous sage Njál, known for his keen legal mind, is one of Iceland’s pre-eminent men, along with Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a fierce and formidable warrior married to the diabolical Hallgerd, whose conniving instigates the interminable pattern of romance, action and brutality — until one unforgivable act ends it all.

    Njál’s Saga is considered the greatest of the Icelandic sagas and is notable for its historical value, as it provides glimpses of a society transitioning away from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages, and establishing the social and legal mores of its present.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateDec 1, 2019
    ISBN9781781982693
    Njáls Saga

    Related to Njáls Saga

    Related audiobooks

    Classics For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Small Problem

      Jul 23, 2019

      Small Problem
      9 min read

    • Article

      The Herero

      Nov 29, 2022

      The Herero
      5 min read

    • Article

      Chitchat

      Nov 24, 2023

      Chitchat
      12 min read

    • Article

      James Crowden

      Jul 2, 2020

      James Crowden
      6 min read

    • Article

      Ambassador Nasrudin

      Nov 1, 2023

      Ambassador Nasrudin
      5 min read

    • Article

      Among The Whispering Leaves

      Jun 17, 2020

      Among The Whispering Leaves
      2 min read

    • Article

      Power And Sex In The Sagas

      Jan 31, 2024

      Like in other areas of her life, Gunnhild wielded her sexual prowess as a weapon. After Erik’s death, Gunnhild took a younger lover and made no secret of it. Hrut, a young Icelander, caught Gunnhild’s eye when he arrived from the west by boat, armed

      1 min read

    • Article

      Survivors Treated With Kindness

      Aug 2, 2020

      When the eight survivors of the shipwreck walked barefoot through South Africa’s interior to safety, it was between the fifth and sixth Xhosa frontier wars. At that time, the Xhosa prophet Chief Makana had recently been imprisoned on Robben Island by

      1 min read

    • Article

      The Visit To Harar

      Oct 14, 2019

      Sir Richard Burton was an extraordinarily brave explorer and scholar with a genius for language and disguise. A year before this trip to Ethiopia, he became the first European to enter Mecca. Burton would go on to elope with his childhood sweetheart,

      3 min read

    • Article

      MICHAEL McMENAMIN’S

      Aug 2, 2018

      MICHAEL McMENAMIN’S
      6 min read

    • Article

      A Change Happens

      May 29, 2020

      A Change Happens
      5 min read

    • Article

      Peace Comes With A Smile

      Nov 11, 2019

      Peace Comes With A Smile
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Black Spider

      Nov 28, 2019

      The Black Spider
      22 min read

    • Article

      Commonplace Book

      Sep 1, 2021

      If any question why we died, Tell them, because our fathers lied. —Rudyard Kipling, “Epitaphs of the War,” The Years Between, 1919 She consulted me, a glance, and said: “I think not anything off the wagon. It arrives too quickly. Let’s have somethi

      4 min read

    • Article

      Your LETTERS

      Nov 13, 2020

      Your LETTERS
      5 min read

    • Article

      I Love Liz Hurley, Topless Or Not

      Jun 2, 2021

      Catching sight of Elizabeth Hurley’s breasts on page 87 of the Spring issue of The Oldie reminded me of several things, as you might imagine. Chief among them, beyond the fact that this magazine never ceases to surprise me, was a sudden vivid recolle

      3 min read

    • Article

      A Hessian Baroness In Battle

      Oct 10, 2023

      A Hessian Baroness In Battle
      5 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Njáls Saga

    4/5

    7 ratings0 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words