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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

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

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

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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

Egil's Saga is a medieval Icelandic saga that tells the story of Egil Skallagr������msson, a Viking warrior, poet, and farmer who lived in the 10th century. The saga follows Egil from his youth, when he is exiled from Norway for killing... Read Full Overview