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"Grettir the Outlaw" is an adaptation of the Icelandic "Saga of Grettir the Strong" by Sabine Baring-Gould, who began working on the project in his spare time, at a point when he knew nothing of the Icelandic language. Furthermore, since the only reference works on Icelandic were in Danish, he had to learn Danish first in order to learn Icelandic.The resulting work has been republished many times and must be acknowledged a significant influence on the rise of heroic fantasy in the twentieth century. The book mostly relates realistic adventures, but one chapter gives a vivid portrait of a pagan cursing ceremony.This "Classics Collection" edition includes the original illustrations by M. Zeno Diemer.

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Excerpt from Grettir the Outlaw: A Story of IcelandIt was laborious Work making out the Saga, and every line when I began took me some time to understand. Moreover, I hadn'ot much time at my disposal, for then I was a master in a school.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Michael Zeno Diemer (born February 8, 1867 in Munich , † February 28, 1939 in Oberammergau ) was a German painter.Life Michael Zeno Diemer studied from 1884 in Munich [1] with Gabriel Hackl and Alexander von Liezen-Mayer . Diemer became known for his impressive battle scenes. In 1894, a six-month work in Innsbruck resulted in a 1,000 m² giant round painting depicting the Battle of Bergisel of 13 August 1809, in which Andreas Hofer led the Tyroleans to victory over the troops of Napoleon and Bavaria . The giant circular painting is one of 30 panoramas from the 19th or early 20th century still in existence worldwide .A panorama created in 1896 described the battle for Bazeilles during the Battle of Sedan in the German-French War . It was shown in a purpose built building in Mannheim. For the Deutsches Museum in Munich he created several paintings, including a representation of a Roman aqueduct for the department "hydraulic engineering", an ideal image of a medieval herb garden and the landing of the Zeppelin in Munich in 1909 ....The Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould ( 28 January 1834 – 2 January 1924) of Lew Trenchard in Devon, England, was an Anglican priest, hagiographer, antiquarian, novelist, folk song collector and eclectic scholar. His bibliography consists of more than 1240 publications, though this list continues to grow. His family home, the manor house of Lew Trenchard, near Okehampton, Devon, has been preserved as he had it rebuilt and is now a hotel. He is remembered particularly as a writer of hymns, the best-known being "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and "Now the Day Is Over". He also translated the carol "Gabriel's Message" from the Basque language to English.CAREERBecause the family spent much of his childhood travelling round Europe, most of his education was by private tutors. He only spent about two years in formal schooling, first at King's College School in London (then located in Somerset House) and then, for a few months, at Warwick Grammar School (now Warwick School). Here his time was ended by a bronchial disease of the kind that was to plague him throughout his long life. His father considered his ill-health as a good reason for another European tour.In 1852 he was admitted to Cambridge University, earning the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in 1857, then Master of Arts in 1860 from Clare College, Cambridge. In September 1853 he informed Nathaniel Woodard of his desire to be ordained. He taught for only ten days at one of Woodard's boys' boarding schools in Sussex, Lancing College, but then moved to another, Hurstpierpoint College, where he stayed from 1857 to 1864. While there he was responsible for several subjects, especially languages and science, and he also designed the ironwork of the bookcases in the boys' library, as well as painting the window jambs with scenes from the "Canterbury Tales" and the "Faery Queen".He took Holy Orders in 1864, and became the curate at Horbury Bridge, West Riding of Yorkshire. It was while acting as a curate that he met Grace Taylor, the daughter of a mill hand, then aged fourteen. In the next few years they fell in love. His vicar, John Sharp, arranged for Grace to live for two years with relatives in York to learn middle-class manners. Baring-Gould, meanwhile, relocated to become perpetual curate at Dalton, near Thirsk. He and Grace were married in 1868 at Wakefield. Their marriage lasted until her death 48 years later, and the couple had 15 children, all but one of whom lived to adulthood. When he buried his wife in 1916 he had carved on her tombstone the Latin motto Dimidium Animae Meae ("Half my Soul").Baring-Gould became the rector of East Mersea in Essex in 1871 and spent ten years there. In 1872 his father died and he inherited the 3,000-acre (12 km2) family estates of Lew Trenchard in Devon, which included the gift of the living of Lew Trenchard parish...