The Frithiof Saga

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The Frithiof Saga

by Esaias Tegnér

EN·~1 hours·24 chapters

Chapters

24 total
1

Translator’s Preface

1:44
2

The Frithiof Saga - Chapter I Frithiof and Ingeborg

4:48
3

Chapter II The Death of Balder

12:55
4

Chapter III King Bele and Thorsten

7:58
5

Chapter IV Frithiof’s Inheritance

8:17
6

Chapter V Frithiof’s Wooing

3:32
7

Chapter VI King Ring

3:44
8

Chapter VII Frithiof at Chess

1:55
9

Chapter VIII Frithiof goes to Ingeborg

1:47
10

Chapter IX The Parting

7:17

Description

In the rugged world of Viking‑age Norway, a timeless saga unfolds around a young warrior named Frithiof. He embodies the classic Norse hero—strong in battle, bold on the sea, and guided by a keen sense of honor. The story weaves his early adventures with the lingering breath of myth, hinting at the larger forces that shape his destiny.

Raised alongside the king’s daughter Ingeborg in the secluded garden of Hilding the Wise, Frithiof and Ingeborg share a bond forged through runic lessons, forest games, and daring sea voyages. As children blossom into youth, their friendship deepens into a passionate love that clashes with royal expectations, for the prince’s noble birth is a prerequisite for marriage. Their burgeoning conflict threatens to separate them, pushing Frithiof into dangerous quests and testing the limits of his honor.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (108K characters)

Series

Life Stories for Young People

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2019-06-07

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Esaias Tegnér

Esaias Tegnér

1782–1846

A leading voice of Swedish Romanticism, he was celebrated in his lifetime for bringing energy, learning, and national feeling into poetry. Best known for Frithiof's Saga, he helped shape what later readers came to see as modern Swedish verse.

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