Grettir the Outlaw

"Grettir the Outlaw" is an adaptation of the Icelandic "Saga of Grettir the Strong" by Sabine Baring-Gould, who began working on the project in his spare time, at a point when he knew nothing of the Icelandic language. Furthermore, since the only reference works on Icelandic were in Danish, he had to learn Danish first in order to learn Icelandic.

The resulting work has been republished many times and must be acknowledged a significant influence on the rise of heroic fantasy in the twentieth century. The book mostly relates realistic adventures, but one chapter gives a vivid portrait of a pagan cursing ceremony.

This "Classics Collection" edition includes the original illustrations by M. Zeno Diemer.