Ergebnis für "Saga" in Antike, Klassik & Mittelalter

Wie viel Hass passt in ein Leben? Sie ist ohne Namen, ohne Kindheit, ohne Skrupel. Während andere zaudern, noch überlegen, was gut, was schlecht oder was richtig, was falsch ist, handelt sie bereits. Meistens schlecht und falsch. Eine verlorene Herkunft, tief in ihr brodelnd, sucht sich seinen Weg an die Oberfläche.

Wer Ruhe sucht, muss die Unruhe töten. Logisch. Sie macht sich auf den Weg zu ihrer Kindheit. Denn auch die Auftragsmörderin war mal ein kleines Mädchen. Doch dann passiert ausgerechnet ihr dieser verhängnisvolle Fehler. Die Hand des Schwertmeisters ballt sich zur Faust. Bevor sie in den Krieg zieht, sucht sie den magischen Speer. Ohne Vorwarnung stehen der Kleine und der Unscheinbare vor schier unlösbaren Aufgaben.

Die Auftragsmörderin sehnt sich zurück nach Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit. Doch die Schatten der Vergangenheit, die Begegnungen der Gegenwart und die Aufgaben der Zukunft sind tödlicher denn je. Nicht nur ein alter Feind, ein kleines Mädchen und ein ganzes Volk zehren an ihren Kräften.

Blut verlangt nach Blut. Und Rache kennt kein Gesetz. Britannien, 46 n. Chr. Eine Gruppe Rebellen treibt ihr Unwesen im Nordosten des Landes und überfällt die römischen Nachschublinien. Maximus und Brutus sollen dem ein Ende setzen, doch die Jagd fordert einen unvorstellbar hohen Preis. Ein grausamer Schlag trifft die Legion ins Herz und verwandelt ihren besten Krieger in eine Bestie.

Sachsen im Jahr 1190. Walter von Westereck, jüngster Spross eines Rittergeschlechtes, bestreitet unfreiwillig sein erstes Turnier beim Erzfeind seiner Familie, Graf Konrad von Lauenau. Dessen verwirrte Tochter Jolande fleht ihn an, sie aus den Händen ihres sadistischen Bruders Wilfried zu befreien. Er schenkt ihr keinen Glauben und zieht weiter, während ihr Bruder voller Hass Burg Westereck niederbrennt und seinen Vater kaltblütig hinrichtet. Walter schwört Rache, verfolgt Wilfried und Jolande, die überraschend wegen Blutschande und Sippenmord verurteilt, eine Bußfahrt ins Heilige Land antreten müssen.

Italien 1211: Die junge Cecilia begibt sich auf eine wagemutige Reise, um ihren Vater im fernen Sachsen zu finden, nachdem ihr herzoglicher Gemahl an ...

Neuer spannender Historienroman von "Herrin wider Willen"-Autorin Martha Sophie Marcus! Lüneburg 1656: Die 17-jährige Susanne Büttner, Tochter eines Salzfassmachers, führt seit dem Tod ihrer Mutter den Haushalt. Ihr Leben ist hart und eintönig, doch dann verliebt sie sich in den Schmiedegesellen Jan, der einen abenteuerlichen Ruf hat. Als ein Verbrechen geschieht und Jan und Susanne in die Aufklärung verwickelt werden, kommen sie sich schnell näher. Gleichzeitig macht der reiche Patriziersohn Lenhardt Susanne den Hof.

The Völsunga saga is a legendary saga, a late 13th-century poetic rendition in Old Norse of the origin and decline of the Völsung clan (including the story of Sigurd and Brynhild and the destruction of the Burgundians). It is one of the most famous legendary sagas and an example of a "heroic saga" that deals with Germanic heroic legend. The saga covers topics including the quarrel between Sigi and Skaði, a huge family tree of great kings and powerful conquerors and the quest led by Sigmund and Sinfjǫtli to save princess Signý from the evil king Siggeir.

Versión en prosa de uno de los clásicos absolutos de la literatura universal: "La Ilíada" de Homero, que narra el rapto de Helena de Troya a manos de Paris y la posterior guerra entre aqueos y troyanos por recuperarla, con la intervención de las diferentes fuerzas de la naturaleza encarnadas por dioses y semidioses. Una lectura capital para todos aquellos aficionados a la Grecia clásica y a la buena literatura.

The year is 881. Ten years have passed since 15-year-old Ceridwen set out from her Priory home to make her own life. She has known love and loss, triumph and heartbreak. Yet the Circle which has moved about her is largely intact, although the counterpoint has changed, bringing with it the hope of renewed love. Ceridwen and Sidroc build their new lives together on the Baltic island of Gotland, where they are free and unknown. The bond between them, always strong even when years and wars separated them, deepens quickly.

A selection of Euripides’ renowned Greek tragedies, adapted for BBC Radio Acclaimed by Aristotle as ‘the most tragic of the poets’, Euripides was one of the pre-eminent playwrights of 5th century Athens. Included here are seven of his masterpieces: powerful, shocking tales of passion...

On Gotland Sidroc wakes from a disturbing dream; one of his sons, Hrald or Yrling–perhaps both–are in trouble. Both are in far-off Angle-land, and beyond his reach. Eskil the Svear sails to the island, offering Sidroc a rare opportunity to gain untold riches, with equal risk to life for those joining the venture. Edwin, Lord of Kilton, returns empty-handed from his search for a bride, while his brother Ceric knows true delight with his young wife Dwynwen, the Princess of Ceredigion.

Have you ever wondered why the themes of heroism and wrath in these ancient epics still resonate thousands of years later? The Iliad and The Odyssey stand as the twin pillars of Western civilization. In this definitive collection, you are transported to the Bronze Age, where gods walked among men and the fate of nations hung on the edge of a sword.

Tindr is handsome, kind, and the best hunter in 9th century Gotland. He possesses a deep empathy with animals, which powers his reverence towards the game he takes to survive. But he is also deaf, which closes him off from the society that surrounds him - and seemingly, from finding love. Devoted parents and friends can't protect young Tindr from the bully who taunts him, from jealousy that turns murderous, or from the threat of surrender to the allure of the Lady of the Forest, who might destroy him.

The peace between the Saxons and Danes has collapsed. Viking forces led by the war-lord Haesten strike at will across borders. One more push will destroy Wessex. The Danish warriors settled under the Dane-law are tempted to join with these new invaders, wiping clear the game board as they seek full dominance of Angle-land.

A prima vista, "Il marchese di Roccaverdina" potrebbe sembrare un bel 'mattone' di letteratura verista. In fondo - tra matrimoni combinati, omicidi, tonnellate di gelosia e persino uno spaccato socio-culturale dell'Italia di fine Ottocento - i prerequisiti ci sono tutti. Eppure, anche se il titolo sembra rievocare un ambiente letterario nobile e vetusto, questo romanzo di Luigi Capuana non è una lettura polverosa. Al contrario, la prosa galoppa, i personaggi sono appassionanti e la trama è più articolata di quella della tua serie TV preferita.

In an Angle-land riven by contesting Danes...Hrald of Four Stones has fallen in love with Dagmar, the daughter of dead King Guthrum, who once ruled all Anglia. Dagmar is beautiful and poised; very much a king's daughter. Yet, she owns nothing but the jewels about her neck - and the secrets she carries with her.

It is the final decade of the ninth century. The Peace between Wessex and the Danes long-settled in the Danelaw erodes. A new onslaught of Danes attacks Angle-land, trying once and for all to destroy ælfred. Ceric of Kilton, now a young man, travels across Kingdoms to visit his friend, Hrald of Four Stones - and to see Ashild, whom he desires for his wife. But renewed hostilities threaten Ceric's hopes for deeper ties between strongholds.

Sidroc the Dane has been in Angle-land for 12 years. The first nine were all hard fighting. He has won treasure beyond counting, and now peace for his men. But there is one thing he still desires: Ceridwen as his wife. Now Fate conspires to tear Ceridwen and Sidroc away from Angle-land. Thrust together amidst great danger and hardship they fight to survive - and fight each other.

It is the year 871, when England was Angle-Land. Of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, five have fallen to the invading Vikings. No trait is more valued than loyalty, and no possession more precious than one's steel. Across this war-torn landscape travels 15-year-old Ceridwen, now thrust into the lives of the conquerors.