The saga of the Jâomsvikings : a translation with full introduction (New edition)

Unique among the Icelandic sagas, part-history, part-fiction, the Saga of theJómsvikings tells of a legendary band ofvikings, originally Danish, who established anisland fortress off the Baltic coast, and launchedand ultimately lost their heroic attack on thepagan ruler of Norway in the late tenthcentury.

The saga's account of their stringentwarrior code, fatalistic adherence to theirown reckless vows, and declarations ofextreme courage as they face executionarticulates a remarkable account of what itmeant to be a viking.

This translationpresents the longest and earliest text of thesaga, never before published in English, witha full literary and historical introduction tothis remarkable work.