Six Sagas of Adventure (The Saga of King Gautrek; Hrolf Gautreksson; Bosi and Herraud; Sturlaug the Hard-Working; Hrolf the Walker; Hromund Gripsson)

A collection of what are called "Abenteursagas" or "romances". Sagas like this are set mostly in Scandinavia, in a rather nebulous Viking past. They show some influence from folktales and continental tales of chivalry. But whatever they may lack in historical reliability, they more than make up for in flash and dash. Here you'll find everything from lustful dwarves and man-eating vultures, to haughty female "maiden-kings" who take up sword and shield and scorn marriage, to priceless treasures kept in evil temples by ogre-priestesses, to shapeshifting villains and wicked sorcerors... and of course, the handsome hero always rises to the occasion and wins the princess in the end.