Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas

Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas
ISBN-10
1902669894
ISBN-13
9781902669892
Series
Iceland
Category
Birds
Pages
450
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Signal Books
Author
Sabine Baring-Gould

Description

So begins Sabine Baring-Gould's account of his journey on horseback around Iceland in 1862. Aged twenty-eight, the young writer and teacher was fascinated by the tradition of the Icelandic sagas, and this was the catalyst for his adventure and the book that emerged from it. His voyage took him from the then tiny settlement of Reykjavik through remote and hostile terrain, passing through the empty expanse of Iceland's countryside. He observed mountains and glaciers, volcanoes and geysers, wondering at the wild beauty of the landscape. He also recorded the rich flora and fauna that he saw-and, to his chagrin, that his companions shot.

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