The Saga of Grettir the Strong 7: The Romance of Thorstein and Spes

Hermit and angel in the 14th-century Queen Mary Psalter - (British Library)

The Grettir Saga concludes with his half-brother Thorstein finding freedom and romance in Constantinople.

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Sources:

  • Grettir's Saga, translated by Jesse Byock. Oxford University Press, 2009.

  • Grettir's Saga, translated by Denton Fox and Hermann Palsson. University of Toronto Press, 1974.