The Story of the Ere-Dwellers by Wiliam Morris, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

by William Morris (Translator), Eiríkr Magnússon (Translator), Eirikr Magnusson (Translator)

Overview

The Story of the Ere-Dwellers -- also known as the Eyrbyggja Saga -- was originally written in Icelandic (that is, in Old Norse) sometime around the middle of the 13th century.

This translation by William Morris (yes, the well-known fantasist, architect, and political firebrand, the man really was a amazing polymath) was first published in 1892.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603120289
Publisher:	Alan Rodgers Books
Publication date:	01/01/2007
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

William Morris ( 1834 - 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator and socialist activist. Associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, he was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he played a significant role in propagating the early socialist movement in Britain.