Episode 5a - Gisli's Saga

Published: Dec. 18, 2013, 1:18 p.m.

b"The tragic story of the outlaw Gisli Sursson, whose profound\\nsense of honor forces him into violent action.\\xa0\\nWhereas most Icelanders who receive the penalty of outlawry flee the\\nland and seek their fortune abroad, Gisli refuses to leave his wife, Aud,\\nbehind to fend for herself.\\xa0 Unfailingly\\ndevoted to his wife, Gisli slips through the fingers of the bounty hunters Bork\\nthe Stout, Eyolf, and Helgi the Spy time and time again.\\xa0 Join us as we review one of Icelandic\\nliterature's most endearing and heroic characters as we call Gisli's Saga to\\nthe Thing.Gisli Sursson's Saga and The Saga of the People of Eyri (Penguin Classics)"