TY - BOOK AU - Dasent,George Webbe,Sir TI - The story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga AV - PT PY - 2006/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Sagas -- Translations into English KW - Njáll Þorgursson, approximately 930-1011 N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nj%C3%A1ls_saga; Release date is 2006-03-04; Produced by National Library of Iceland and Cornell University Library via www.sagnanet.is, Jóhannes Birgir Jensson, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga by Dasent" is a thirteenth-century Icelandic saga describing events between 960 and 1020. The narrative follows a devastating blood feud in the Icelandic Commonwealth, showing how minor insults spiral into prolonged violence driven by honor's demands. At its center are two friends: Njáll, a wise lawyer, and Gunnar, a formidable warrior. When Gunnar's wife instigates conflict, the consequences span decades and lead to the infamous burning death of Njáll himself. Through omens and prophetic dreams, the saga explores vengeance, masculinity, and societal destruction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17919 ER -