Karen Oslund is Professor of World History at Towson University in Maryland, where she specializes in the North Atlantic and Arctic and is currently writing a history of Arctic whaling.

• Timeline of Árni Magnússon’s and Eiríkur Björnsson’s LivesIcelanders Eastward: Sailors and the Emerging Modern WorldÁrni Magnússon’s NarrativeEiríkur Björnsson’s Narrative

‘Oslund’s lucid translation of the fascinating travel accounts of two eighteenth-century Icelandic sailors, with copious contextualizing footnotes and an incisive critical introduction, is an enormous contribution to the studies of early modern world and global travel literature. It sheds light on human history from the perspective of the less privileged and is an utter delight to read.’ Xiaofei Tian, Harvard University, author of Visionary Journeys: Travel Writings from Early Medieval and Nineteenth-Century China

Karen Oslund is Professor of World History at Towson University in Maryland, where she specializes in the North Atlantic and Arctic and is currently writing a history of Arctic whaling.

• Timeline of Árni Magnússon’s and Eiríkur Björnsson’s LivesIcelanders Eastward: Sailors and the Emerging Modern WorldÁrni Magnússon’s NarrativeEiríkur Björnsson’s Narrative

‘Oslund’s lucid translation of the fascinating travel accounts of two eighteenth-century Icelandic sailors, with copious contextualizing footnotes and an incisive critical introduction, is an enormous contribution to the studies of early modern world and global travel literature. It sheds light on human history from the perspective of the less privileged and is an utter delight to read.’ Xiaofei Tian, Harvard University, author of Visionary Journeys: Travel Writings from Early Medieval and Nineteenth-Century China

Karen Oslund is Professor of World History at Towson University in Maryland, where she specializes in the North Atlantic and Arctic and is currently writing a history of Arctic whaling.

• Timeline of Árni Magnússon’s and Eiríkur Björnsson’s LivesIcelanders Eastward: Sailors and the Emerging Modern WorldÁrni Magnússon’s NarrativeEiríkur Björnsson’s Narrative

‘Oslund’s lucid translation of the fascinating travel accounts of two eighteenth-century Icelandic sailors, with copious contextualizing footnotes and an incisive critical introduction, is an enormous contribution to the studies of early modern world and global travel literature. It sheds light on human history from the perspective of the less privileged and is an utter delight to read.’ Xiaofei Tian, Harvard University, author of Visionary Journeys: Travel Writings from Early Medieval and Nineteenth-Century China