Predicated on events that occurred between 960 and 1020 AD, Njál’s Saga is certainly a mesmerising drama about a multigenerational cycle of violence and retribution, as well as the feuds and passions that perpetuate it. The eponymous sage Njál, known for his eager legal mind, is definitely among Iceland’s pre-eminent males, along with Gunnar of Hlidarendi, a brutal and formidable warrior married to the diabolical Hallgerd, whose conniving instigates the interminable pattern of romance, actions and brutality – until one unforgivable act ends it all. Njál’s Saga is definitely the greatest of the Icelandic sagas and it is notable because of its traditional value, since it provides glimpses of a society transitioning from the Iron Age group to the Middle Ages, and building the social and legal mores of its present.