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Our grand quest to place the sagas of the Icelanders on\ntrial begins with an acknowledged classic\u2013the relatively brief (but totally\nepic)\xa0Hrafnkels saga Freysgo\xf0i. The story of a harsh chieftain who\nfalls from power and rises again, the men who band together against him, and\nthe horse at the center of it all,Hrafnkels saga\xa0offers a\nlistener-friendly introduction to the complex and blood-drenched world of the\nIcelandic sagas. And it comes with torture!\xa0\n\nHrafnkel\u2019s\nSaga and Other Icelandic Stories (Penguin Classics)But is that enough to earn it a top score from John and Andy, or will the saga be judged harshly for its lack of scope and poor treatment of animals? Find out now!