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Title: Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance
Note: Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Summary: "Fridthjof's Saga" by Esaias Tegnér is a Norse romance written in the early 19th century. This narrative poem tells the tale of the titular hero, Fridthjof, and his love for Ingeborg, highlighting themes of love, honor, and the struggles between personal desires and societal expectations in a mythological context. At the start of the saga, the young Fridthjof and Ingeborg are introduced as childhood companions growing up under the care of Hilding. Their experiences are interwoven with the natural beauty around them, symbolizing their strong bond. As they come of age, Fridthjof confronts the complexities of love and honor, realizing that societal constraints, particularly those imposed by Ingeborg's brothers, may jeopardize their union. The opening chapters set the stage for Fridthjof’s quest, revealing the tensions between their desires and the expectations of their respective families, foreshadowing hardships and challenges that will arise as the saga unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Tegnér, Esaias, 1782-1846
Translator: Holcomb, Martha A. Lyon
Translator: Holcomb, Thomas A. E. (Thomas Addis Emmett), 1831-1897
EBook No.: 3759
Published: Feb 1, 2003
Downloads: 164
Language: English
Subject: Legends -- Iceland
Subject: Swedish poetry -- Translations into English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance
Note: Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Summary: "Fridthjof's Saga" by Esaias Tegnér is a Norse romance written in the early 19th century. This narrative poem tells the tale of the titular hero, Fridthjof, and his love for Ingeborg, highlighting themes of love, honor, and the struggles between personal desires and societal expectations in a mythological context. At the start of the saga, the young Fridthjof and Ingeborg are introduced as childhood companions growing up under the care of Hilding. Their experiences are interwoven with the natural beauty around them, symbolizing their strong bond. As they come of age, Fridthjof confronts the complexities of love and honor, realizing that societal constraints, particularly those imposed by Ingeborg's brothers, may jeopardize their union. The opening chapters set the stage for Fridthjof’s quest, revealing the tensions between their desires and the expectations of their respective families, foreshadowing hardships and challenges that will arise as the saga unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Tegnér, Esaias, 1782-1846
Translator: Holcomb, Martha A. Lyon
Translator: Holcomb, Thomas A. E. (Thomas Addis Emmett), 1831-1897
EBook No.: 3759
Published: Feb 1, 2003
Downloads: 164
Language: English
Subject: Legends -- Iceland
Subject: Swedish poetry -- Translations into English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.