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100 1 _aTegnér, Esaias,
_d1782-1846
245 1 4 _aThe Frithiof Saga
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aLife Stories for Young People
500 _aProse paraphrase of Tegnér's Fridjof's saga.
500 _aTranslation of Frithiofs saga.
500 _aRelease date is 2019-06-07
508 _aProduced by D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Frithiof Saga" by Esaias Tegnér is a narrative poem written in the early 19th century. It is a retelling of an Old Norse saga that follows the titular character Frithiof, a heroic Viking, and his love for Ingeborg, the daughter of King Bele. The saga is rich with themes of love, honor, and the clash of duty versus desire, set against a backdrop of Norse mythology and Viking culture. The opening of "The Frithiof Saga" introduces Frithiof and Ingeborg, childhood friends raised together under the care of Hilding the Wise. As they grow up, their bond becomes romantic, but social constraints threaten their union—their love is complicated by her brothers' disapproval and her eventual betrothal to King Ring. The narrative sets the stage for Frithiof's trials, including his quest to prove his worth and claim Ingeborg as his bride, while also incorporating elements of Norse mythology, such as tales of the gods, which play a crucial role throughout the saga. This beginning establishes not only the characters' motivations but also the intricate interplay of fate and free will that will shape their destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSagas -- Adaptations
653 _aNorthmen -- Juvenile literature
700 1 _aSchmidt, Ferdinand,
_d1816-1890
700 1 _aUpton, George P.
_q(George Putnam),
_d1834-1919
830 0 _aLife Stories for Young People
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59689
999 _c100515
_d100515