Njal's Saga - or, The Story of Burnt Njal (Paperback, Dover ed)

A spiteful, selfish wife instigates a grim blood feud between the families of two well-to-do Icelandic landowners. As it spirals out of control, the long and costly battle claims lives and property. Widely regarded as the capstone of Icelandic literary achievement, this gripping 13th-century saga documents Viking civic and legal institutions.