North Atlantic
stories – OF – FIRE and ICE MEDIEVAL ICELANDIC SAGAS CONTINUE TO CAPTIVATE AND INSPIRE TODAY
BY DYLAN BARMMER
Crackling volcanoes and roaring rivers. Passionate and deadly love triangles. Deeply tragic family feuds. Medieval magic. Heroes and legends with colorful names. Even a poem-reciting, cave-dwelling creature. These may sound like fantastic stories from a popular modern fantasy series like Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, or the Marvel Comics Universe. But what if we told you they actually date back more than 800 years—to a faraway time and place that still reveres and recites them to this day? They are the Icelandic Sagas. And they offer a fascinating, colorful, and magical window into the creative and often- chaotic history of this rugged island.
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ILLUSTRATIONS BY VIVIAN BERMUDEZ
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