Märchensagas

Things are getting even more colourful in the far north: Trolls and wizards, giants and gods, even werewolves populate the fairy tale sagas, where the undead lurk in burial mounds and legendary heroes fight dragons, Vikings and berserkers in exotic regions to conquer foreign lands and free kidnapped princesses.They fight against dragons, Vikings and berserkers in exotic regions to conquer foreign lands and free kidnapped princesses, armed with magical swords or a ring that makes them invisible but makes the wearer melancholy. But friendship also plays a big role in the Icelandic fairy tale sagas, and, who's surprised, love.
Does this sound familiar to you? And rightly so, because the sagas are the original source that also inspired Tolkien, George R. R. Martin and Co. Rudolf Simek and his team have translated this original source into German. With short introductions, glossary, index and maps - for readers who really want to know everything.