Episode 5a - Gisli’s Saga




Saga Thing show

Summary: <br> <br> The tragic story of the outlaw Gisli Sursson, whose profound <br> sense of honor forces him into violent action.  <br> Whereas most Icelanders who receive the penalty of outlawry flee the <br> land and seek their fortune abroad, Gisli refuses to leave his wife, Aud, <br> behind to fend for herself.  Unfailingly <br> devoted to his wife, Gisli slips through the fingers of the bounty hunters Bork <br> the Stout, Eyolf, and Helgi the Spy time and time again.  Join us as we review one of Icelandic <br> literature's most endearing and heroic characters as we call Gisli's Saga to <br> the Thing.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140447725/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0140447725&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=sagthipod-20">Gisli Sursson's Saga and The Saga of the People of Eyri (Penguin Classics)</a><br> <br> <br> <br>