The sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald the Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)

A 1930s-era English translation, based on a Norwegian edition, of two sagas by the Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson, first written about 1230. They chronicle the lives of the Norwegian kings Olaf Tryggvason and Harald the Tyrant, beginning with Olaf's birth and his mother Astrid's flight from her enemies.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Myths, legends, and ancient epics›Norse and Finnish myth and saga

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Myths, legends, and ancient epics›Norse and Finnish myth and saga