Top products from r/MedievalNorseStudies
We found 6 product mentions on r/MedievalNorseStudies. We ranked the 5 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. The Sagas of Icelanders: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
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3. The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
The Prose Edda Tales from Norse Mythology
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Here's two off the top of my head that are pretty great:
Viking Age Iceland is a GREAT primer on, well, Viking Age Iceland :)
The Sagas of Icelanders is a nice entry level compilation of sagas and thaettir (excluding the amazing Njal's Saga unfortunately) that got me into the Icelandic sagas.
A good English translation is available in this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0141000031/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1449901955&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=sagas+of+the+icelanders&dpPl=1&dpID=510ixM8WLOL&ref=plSrch
What exactly will your translation add to the field?
This book is now published, and you will be able to order a copy if you like. Here's an Amazon link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0957612044/
But to answer your question. Penguin Classics has one released which is a very quick and easy read.
ISBN-13: 978-0-140-44755-2.
The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Penguin Classics)
The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History - Colin McEvedy 1961 for an overview.
2008, erudite conference output in Chapters 37 to 40
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Viking-World-Routledge-Worlds/dp/0415692628