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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044084740158
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Real Reads
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1906230870
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 : Laurence de Looze,Jon Karl Helgason,Russell Poole,Torfi H. Tulinius
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781442621244
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 : Leifur Eiriksson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141930527
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 : Rev. W. C. Green
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465577887
Author : Egill Skallagrimsson
Publisher : Jiahu Books
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909669091
Perhaps the best known of the Iclenadic Sagas - Egils Saga recounts the incredible life of Egill Skallagrimsson, 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 of Old Norse poetry. The text printed here is the original Old Norse.
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1018695680
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Author : Anon E. Mouse
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9788827568903
EGILL SKALLAGRÍMSSON (ca. 910AD – ca. 990AD) was a Viking Age poet, warrior and farmer and the protagonist of this Saga. Born in Iceland, the son of Skalla-Grímr Kveldúlfsson, a respected chieftan, and Bera Yngvarsdóttir. Egill composed his first poem aged three years and exhibited berserk behaviour at an early age (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 the Mosfell Archaeological Project with an archaeological find of a head from the Viking era at Mosfell 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 Bárðr of Atley, a retainer of King Eirik Bloodaxe and kinsman of Queen Gunnhildr. Seething with hatred, Gunnhildr ordered her two brothers to assassinate Egill and his brother Þórólfr. However, Egill slew the Queen's brothers when they attempted to confront him. Declared an outlaw by Eirik Bloodaxe, Berg-Önundr gathered a company of men to capture Egill, but was killed in his attempt to do so. Before escaping from Norway, Egill also slew Rögnvaldr, 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. Eventually blind, died shortly before Iceland converted to Catholicism. Before Egill died he buried his silver treasure near Mosfellsbær. In his last act of violence he murdered the servant who helped him bury his treasure. NOTE: Even though Christianity took sway in Scandinavia around the time the saga is set, it is not suggested that Norsemen led wholly pious lives, filled with spiritual observances. Egil Skallagrímsson's poem Sonatorrek (Ch. 81), composed on the death of two of his sons, goes some way to clarifying the relationship between the pagan Norseman and the old Norse gods better, perhaps, than any other surviving Norse or Icelandic literature. As a poet and a warrior, Egil believed in Odin's gifts above most other deities. Egill remains a very popular figure in Iceland, with a beer brewery, TV show, songs and an annual S.C.A. Memorial Tournament named after him. ================ KEYWORDS-TAGS: Viking, Norse, Saga, story, Egill Skallagrimsson, beserker, poet, skald, soldier, warrior, bloody action, adventure, love, lust, betrayal, loyalty, Norway, Iceland, Mosfell, King Eirik Bloodaxe, Berg-Önundr, capture, kill, murder, Rognvaldr, Queen Gunnhildr, escape, buried treasure, paget’s disease, Bárðr of Atley, outlaw, althing, Sonatorrek, Norsemen, Scandinavia, bones, skeleton, King Athelstan
Author : Snorri Sturluson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Brothers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045033607
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 : Tom Shippey
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780239507
Laughing Shall I Die explores the Viking fascination with scenes of heroic death. The literature of the Vikings is dominated by famous last stands, famous last words, death songs, and defiant gestures, all presented with grim humor. Much of this mindset is markedly alien to modern sentiment, and academics have accordingly shunned it. And yet, it is this same worldview that has always powered the popular public image of the Vikings—with their berserkers, valkyries, and cults of Valhalla and Ragnarok—and has also been surprisingly corroborated by archaeological discoveries such as the Ridgeway massacre site in Dorset. Was it this mindset that powered the sudden eruption of the Vikings onto the European scene? Was it a belief in heroic death that made them so lastingly successful against so many bellicose opponents? Weighing the evidence of sagas and poems against the accounts of the Vikings’ victims, Tom Shippey considers these questions as he plumbs the complexities of Viking psychology. Along the way, he recounts many of the great bravura scenes of Old Norse literature, including the Fall of the House of the Skjoldungs, the clash between the two great longships Ironbeard and Long Serpent, and the death of Thormod the skald. One of the most exciting books on Vikings for a generation, Laughing Shall I Die presents Vikings for what they were: not peaceful explorers and traders, but warriors, marauders, and storytellers.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780578021386
Although based on historical persons from the 9th century, Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons are the subjects of compelling legends dating from the Viking era. Warriors, raiders, and rulers, Ragnar and his sons inspired unknown writers to set down their stories over seven centuries ago. This volume presents new and original translations of the three major Old Norse texts that tell Ragnar's story: the Saga of Ragnar Lodbrok, the Tale of Ragnar's Sons, and the Sogubrot. Ragnar's death song, the Krakumal, and a Latin fragment called the List of Swedish Kings, complete the story. Extensive notes and commentary are provided, helping the reader to enter the world of these timeless stories of Viking adventure.
Author : Snorri Sturluson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141915074
This compelling Icelandic history describes the life of King Harald Hardradi, from his battles across Europe and Russia to his final assault on England in 1066, less than three weeks before the invasion of William the Conqueror. It was a battle that led to his death and marked the end of an era in which Europe had been dominated by the threat of Scandinavian forces. Despite England's triumph, it also played a crucial part in fatally weakening the English army immediately prior to the Norman Conquest, changing the course of history. Taken from the Heimskringla - Snorri Sturluson's complete account of Norway from prehistoric times to 1177 - this is a brilliantly human depiction of the turbulent life and savage death of the last great Norse warrior-king.
Author : Eric Rücker Eddison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:866077625
The story of Egil Skallgrimsson born in AD 901 and died about 982. Includes some genealogy.
Author : Leifur Eiricksson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141991559
The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red’s Saga contain the first ever descriptions of North America, a bountiful land of grapes and vines, discovered by Vikings five centuries before Christopher Columbus. Written down in the early thirteenth century, they recount the Icelandic settlement of Greenland by Eirik the Red, the chance discovery by seafaring adventurers of a mysterious new land, and Eirik’s son Leif the Lucky’s perilous voyages to explore it. Wrecked by storms, stricken by disease and plagued by navigational mishaps, some survived the North Atlantic to pass down this compelling tale of the first Europeans to talk with, trade with, and war with the Native Americans.
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Digireads.Com
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1420942468
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.
