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Saga Stories #10: What Happened On Drangey Island?
Join Dr Matthew Roby for an extra special episode of Saga Stories about the famous Grettis saga sterka, known in English as “The Saga of Grettir the Strong.” Grettir is an extremely complicated hero: sometimes kind and honourable, sometimes lazy and rude,…
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Saga Spots: Island of Outlaws
The island of Drangey stands like a naval fortress in the waters of Skagajförður in northern Iceland. Once a maritime volcano, its sheer tuff walls rise about 180 metres from the sea in the middle of the long fjord. Atop the rocky…