I The Poet Egil

Author : Laurence de Looze,Jon Karl Helgason,Russell Poole,Torfi H. Tulinius
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781442621244

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Egil, the Viking Poet by Laurence de Looze,Jon Karl Helgason,Russell Poole,Torfi H. Tulinius Pdf

Egil, the Viking Poet focuses on one of the best-known Icelandic sagas, that of the extraordinary hero Egil Skallagrimsson. Descended from a lineage of trolls, shape-shifters, and warriors, Egil’s transformation from a precocious and murderous child into a raider, mercenary, litigant, landholder, and poet epitomizes the many facets of Viking legend. The contributors to this collection of essays approach Egil’s story from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, philology, network theory, social history, and literary theory. Strikingly original, their essays will appeal not only to dedicated students of Old Norse-Icelandic literature but also to those working in the fields of Viking studies, comparative ethnology, and folklore.

Author : John Lucas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Poetry
ISBN : IND:30000110590530

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I, the Poet Egil by John Lucas Pdf

"I, the Poet Egil originally formed the poems of Egil's Saga, first published by Dent/Everyman in 1975, and re-issued as an Everyman Classic in 1985 and again in 1993."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Real Reads
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1906230870

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Egil's Saga by Anonim Pdf

Famed as both a warrior and a poet, Egil Skallagrimsson sets out to avenge his father's exile from Norway and defend his honor agains King Erik Bloodaxe.

Author : Leifur Eiriksson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141930527

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Egil's Saga by Leifur Eiriksson Pdf

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 saga recounts Egil's progression from youthful savagery to mature wisdom as he struggles to avenge his father's exile from Norway, defend his honour against the Norwegian King Erik Bloodaxe, and fight for the English King Athelstan in his battles against Scotland. Exploring issues as diverse as the question of loyalty, the power of poetry, and the relationship between two brothers who love the same woman, Egil's Saga is a fascinating depiction of a deeply human character.

Author : Snorri Sturluson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Brothers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045033607

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Egil's Saga by Snorri Sturluson Pdf

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 saga recounts Egil's progression from youthful savagery to mature wisdom as he struggles to avenge his father's exile from Norway, defend his honor against the Norwegian King Erik Bloodaxe, and fight for the English King Athelstan in his battles against Scotland. Exploring issues as diverse as the question of loyalty, the power of poetry, and the relationship between two brothers who love the same woman, Egil's Saga is a fascinating depiction of a deeply human character.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 190930249X

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The Saga of Egil Skallagrimsson by Anonim Pdf

EGILL SKALLAGRIMSSON (ca. 910AD - ca. 990AD) was a Viking Age poet, warrior and farmer and the protagonist of Egil's Saga. Born in Iceland, the son of Skalla-Grimr Kveldulfsson, a respected chieftan, and Bera Yngvarsdottir. Egill composed his first poem aged three years and exhibited berserk behaviour (a bloody theme which continues throughout the saga), and this, together with the description of his large and unattractive head, has led to the theory that he might have suffered from Paget's disease. This is corroborated by an archaeological find of a head from the Viking era which is thought to be Egill's. At the age of seven, Egill was cheated in a game with local boys. Enraged, he procured an axe, and returning to the boys, split the skull of the boy who cheated him. Later in life, after being grievously insulted, Egill killed Baror of Atley, a retainer of King Eirik Bloodaxe and kinsman of Queen Gunnhildr, both of whom spent the remainder of their lives trying to take vengeance. Seething with hatred, Gunnhildr ordered her two brothers to assassinate Egill and his brother orolfr. However, Egill slew the Queen's brothers when they attempted to confront him. Declared an outlaw by Eirik Bloodaxe, Berg-Onundr gathered a company of men to capture Egill, but was killed in his attempt to do so. Before escaping from Norway, Egill also slew Rognvaldr, the son of King Eirik and Queen Gunnhildr. He then cursed the King and Queen, setting a horse's head on a Nithing pole. He later fought at the Battle of Brunanburh in the service of King Athelstan. Ultimately, Egill returned to his family farm in Iceland, where he remained a power to be reckoned with in local politics. He lived into his eighties and, blind, died shortly before Iceland converted to Catholicism. Before Egill died he buried his silver treasure near Mosfellsbaer. In his last act of violence he murdered the servant who helped him bury his treasure

Author : Egill Skallagrímsson
Publisher : ARC Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Old Norse poetry
ISBN : 1910345911

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The Song Weigher by Egill Skallagrímsson Pdf

Egill Skallagrímsson was the most original, imaginative and technically brilliant of the Old Norse skalds, poets whose orally composed and performed verses were as much revered in ninth- to thirteenth-century Scandinavia as heroism in battle. Egill's saga details his life-story as well as those of his immediate predecessors, from whom he inherited his massive build, his early baldness (Skalla in his name means 'bald') and his exceptional ugliness. An arch enemy of Eríkr Blooðax, he was a notoriously difficult man and, as many of the poems demonstrate, was lethal when crossed. But he also made poems which show he was capable of concern for others, as well as romantic love. Physical, direct, inventive, even transformative, Egill's poetry conjures up a territory far beyond the normal scope of language, something that only the finest poets achieve.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044084740158

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The Story of Egil Skallagrimsson by Anonim Pdf

Author : E. R. Eddison
Publisher : Gateway
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473212121

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Egil's Saga by E. R. Eddison Pdf

Egil's Saga is the tale of the long and brutal life of Egil Skallagrimsson, the tenth-century warrior-poet: a morally ambiguous character who was both the composer of intricately beautiful poetry and a physical grotesque capable of staggering brutality. It recounts Egil's progression from youthful savagery to mature wisdom as he struggles to avenge his father's exile from Norway, defend his honour against the Norwegian King Erik Bloodaxe, and fight for the English King Athelstan in his battles against Scotland. Translated from Icelandic by the great fantasist, E R Eddison, and accounted by many to be the greatest of the Icelandic sagas, Egil's Saga is a fascinating depiction of a deeply human character.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780140447705

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Egil's Saga by Anonim Pdf

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 saga recounts Egil's progression from youthful savagery to mature wisdom as he struggles to avenge his father's exile from Norway, defend his honour against the Norwegian King Erik Bloodaxe, and fight for the English King Athelstan in his battles against Scotland. Exploring issues as diverse as the question of loyalty, the power of poetry, and the relationship between two brothers who love the same woman, Egil's Saga is a fascinating depiction of a deeply human character. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Digireads.Com
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1420942468

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Egil's Saga by Anonymous Pdf

The oldest transcript of "Egil's Saga" dates back to 1240 AD. Annonymously written, this epic Icelandic saga tells the story of the long and brutal life of tenth-century warrior-poet, Egil Skallagrissmon. It recounts Egil's progression from youthful barbarity to mature understanding as he struggles to defend his honor in a running feud with the Norwegian king, Erik Bloodaxe and fight for the English king, Athelstan in his battles against Scotland. Throughout there are vivid descriptions of his other fights, friendships, and voyages, most of which are surrounded by battle. Egil's versatile nature reflects the ambivalent qualities and relationships of his family, highlighted by his jealously and fondness for his older brother. Starting in Norway around 850 AD, the saga covers a long period of time, ending around the year 1000 AD. The stages of Egil's life are narrated by his frequent segments of poetry. Exploring issues as varied as the power of poetry, the question of loyalty and the relationship between two brothers, Egil's Saga is a captivating depiction of an acutely human character.

Author : Judith Jesch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317482536

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The Viking Diaspora by Judith Jesch Pdf

The Viking Diaspora presents the early medieval migrations of people, language and culture from mainland Scandinavia to new homes in the British Isles, the North Atlantic, the Baltic and the East as a form of ‘diaspora’. It discusses the ways in which migrants from Russia in the east to Greenland in the west were conscious of being connected not only to the people and traditions of their homelands, but also to other migrants of Scandinavian origin in many other locations. Rather than the movements of armies, this book concentrates on the movements of people and the shared heritage and culture that connected them. This on-going contact throughout half a millennium can be traced in the laws, literatures, material culture and even environment of the various regions of the Viking diaspora. Judith Jesch considers all of these connections, and highlights in detail significant forms of cultural contact including gender, beliefs and identities. Beginning with an overview of Vikings and the Viking Age, the nature of the evidence available, and a full exploration of the concept of ‘diaspora’, the book then provides a detailed demonstration of the appropriateness of the term to the world peopled by Scandinavians. This book is the first to explain Scandinavian expansion using this model, and presents the Viking Age in a new and exciting way for students of Vikings and medieval history.

Author : Basil Bunting
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780571258390

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The Poems of Basil Bunting by Basil Bunting Pdf

Basil Bunting's work was published haphazardly throughout most of his life, and in many cases he did not oversee publication. This is the first critical edition of the complete poems, and offers an accurate text with variants from all printed sources. Don Share annotates Bunting's often complex and allusive verse, with much illuminating quotation from his prose writings, interviews and correspondence. He also examines Bunting's use of sources (including Persian literature and classical mythology), and explores the Northumbrian roots of Bunting's poetic vocabulary and use of dialect.

Author : Guðbrandur Vigfússon,Frederick York Powell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Old Norse poetry
ISBN : OXFORD:401147602

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Corpus poeticum boreale: Eddic poetry by Guðbrandur Vigfússon,Frederick York Powell Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0140443215

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Egil's Saga by Anonim Pdf

The saga deals with the Viking world in the ninth and tenth centuries and has as its hero Eric Skallagrimsson, a powerful man who is much under the influence of the many-faced god, Odin