01931cam a22003853u 4500 57723 UtSlPG 20260610134330.0 m cr n 260607r2018||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 40023933 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PT Anonymous The Orkneyinga Saga Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2018 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkneyinga_saga Release date is 2018-08-18 Produced by Ted Garvin, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Orkneyinga Saga" by Anonymous is a historical narrative written in Old Norse during the late twelfth century. This chronicle traces the jarls who ruled the Orkney and Shetland islands from the ninth to thirteenth centuries, exploring their complex relationships with Norway and Scotland. Beginning with mythical ancestry tales and Norse conquest, the saga weaves together family feuds, political intrigue, and Viking raids across the Northern and Hebridean islands. Blending historical fact with praise poetry and oral legend, it offers unique insight into medieval Orkney's tumultuous past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Scotland -- Antiquities Orkney (Scotland) -- Antiquities Orkney (Scotland) -- History Anderson, Joseph, 1832-1916 Goudie, Gilbert Jón A. Hjaltalín (Jón Andrésson Hjaltalín), 1840-1908 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57723 98552 98552