Legends of the Norse Kings brings together two
epic medieval sagas of brave kings and fierce dragons, perilous
journeys and deadly battles, tales of love, magic and destiny.
The two sagas in this book date from the twelfth
to the fifteenth centuries. The Saga of King Ragnar Goatskin
recounts the adventures of the famous Danish ruler who fought a
dragon to win a princess's hand in marriage.
The Dream of King Alfdan retells the legend of
the heroic King who rescued princess Ragnild and her brother Guthorm
and whose dream, of a son who would rule all of Norway, comes true.
These stories of Norse kings are beautifully
retold by the renowned storyteller Isabel Wyatt, drawing on the
sagas recorded by the historian Saxo Grammaticus and other
Scandinavian writers of the Middle Ages.
