The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2008-07-05 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #347 |
Description
"The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga" by Unknown is an Icelandic saga composed in the fourteenth century. It chronicles the tumultuous life of Grettir Ásmundarson, a fierce and ill-tempered outlaw in eleventh-century Iceland. After encountering a cursed undead shepherd, Grettir's fate darkens—he becomes perpetually unlucky, fearful of darkness, and condemned to nineteen years of isolation as a hunted man. This tale explores how a would-be hero's violent nature leads not to glory, but to betrayal and lonely exile. (This is an automatically generated summary.)