The Final Battle Of Gisli Sursson A Picture Book Lokabardagi Gisla Surssonar Myndasaga

Download or read book The Final Battle of Gisli Sursson: A Picture Book / Lokabardagi Gisla Surssonar: Myndasaga written by William R. Short and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gisla saga tells the Viking-age story of Gisli Sursson, a valiant man whose luck sometimes deserted him, and so ultimately, he was declared an outlaw. In his final battle, Gisli faced Eyjolf and fourteen armed men. He fought them to his death, killing many of them and wounding all of them before he was overcome. This book tells the story of that battle in brilliant photographs, with text from the saga in both English translation and in the original Icelandic. The photos were taken where the battle took occurred, standing in the footsteps of the people who fought and died there over 1000 years ago."