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Egil's Saga tells the story of the long and brutal life of tenth-century warrior-poet and farmer Egil Skallagrimsson: a morally ambiguous character who was at once the composer of intricately beautiful poetry, and a physical grotesque capable of staggering brutality. The... Read Full Overview

Egil's Saga is a medieval Icelandic saga that tells the story of the life of Egil Skallagr������msson, a legendary Viking warrior and poet. The saga begins with the story of Egil's grandfather and continues through Egil's own life, including... Read Full Overview

Demon, killer and drunkard, poet, lawyer and farmer: Egil is on eof the most individual and paradoxical characters to emerge from the Icelandic sagas.

Perhaps the best known of the Iclenadic Sagas - Egils Saga recounts the incredible life of Egill Skallagr msson, an Icelandic farmer, viking and skald. The story flows at a break-neck speed through every part of early Icelandic life and includes some of the most prized fragments... Read Full Overview

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A prose translation of the classic Icelandic saga important not only for literature but for its profound representation of the Northern religion and mythos.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Story Of Egil Skallagrimsson is a book written by Snorri Sturluson in 1893. It is an Icelandic family history that tells the story of Egil Skallagrimsson, a legendary hero of the ninth and tenth centuries. The book provides a detailed account of Egil's life, including his... Read Full Overview

The Story of Egil Skallagrimsson is a book written by Snorri Sturluson in 1893. It is an Icelandic family history of the ninth and tenth centuries, centered around the life of Egil Skallagrimsson. Egil was a famous Icelandic warrior and poet who lived during the Viking Age. This... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview