A review by briandice
Egil's Saga by Unknown

4.0

Epic in scope, engaging in its telling, this Icelandic / Norwegian history is worth the read. Unlike Homer's in media res, this story must be told from the beginning; and don't worry if the list of characters starts to feel like the Bible's Book of Numbers, the narrative will remind you that there really is nothing new under the sun. Humans behaved both honorably and like shits at the turn of the first millenium, just as they do at the end of the second.

This saga was read as part of [b:The Sagas of Icelanders|102534|The Sagas of Icelanders|Jane Smiley|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327958756s/102534.jpg|98862]