Gerður Kristný
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- Kristný, Gerður
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Gerdur Gymisdottir.
In terms of the verse itself, this is a very short read with an illuminating introduction from Rory McTurk describing the background to this modern reworking of ancient myth. Despite his acclaimed translation, McTurk highly recommends the reader to read aloud in the original Icelandic (my edition is dual language) to acquire a real flavour for the distinctive metre that the author has employed. Quite a challenge...
As the publishers state "You could read the whole book in perhaps half an hour but it will take many months or years to begin to clear the ghosts and long-dead heroes from your mind." ( http://www.arcpublications.co.uk/books/gerdur-kristny-bloodhoof-444 )… (meer)