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Ancient times: The Age of the Vikings and the Saga Age
The Sagas of Icelanders
What you need to know before your trail
In Iceland, the age of the Vikings is also known as the Saga Age. There has been a wealth of literature produced around the lifestyle and times of the Norse people and their stories are everlasting.
Who are these people who first settled in that raw cold landscape we know as Iceland? Some of their descendants are those who moved to Greenland and even over to America.
If you want an epic journey on a longboat to Iceland then this is the book of stories for you.
Travel Guide
Early Iceland is not a place we were familiar with yet these stories are so accessible and relevant to today that you are immediately transported to the time and place and within these people’s communities. There is so much familiar to us today such as the daily struggles, keeping families together and their search to do something good in the world in order to leave their mark in some way. Always the adventurers there are some epic journeys here too. Some scenes were chilly and brutal so it is advised to wear some false fur when reading to really get inside the book.
Across the series of stories of these remarkable people, Egil’s saga stood out for the brutality of life as a seven year old viking. The Vinland Sagas shows the first meetings between the Europeans and the Native americans which is fascinating. And the cold harsh landscape of the people links each story like a fur covered rope.
Epic in scope and worth savouring, this is the story of early Iceland and some truly remarkable people and landscapes.
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information The Sagas of Icelanders
Destination: Iceland Departure Time: Saga Age
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