A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth : Islendinga Saga : Johannesson

A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth : Islendinga saga

By Jón Jóhannesson

Published by University of Manitoba Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardback book in dust jacket, tall 8vo, 407 pages. Illustrated with b& plates at the rear plus a large fold-out map of Iceland, also at the rear.

The founding of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth in 930 A.D. is one of the most significant events in the history of early Western Europe. A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth provides a comprehensive history of Iceland from 870 A.D. to the end of the Commonwealth in 1262.

CONDITION
A very good first English translation. Dust jacket very good and with no tears. Book in very good clean condition throughout. No names or writing. A fine copy.

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