Egil The Viking Poet
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Egil The Viking Poet
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Author : Laurence de Looze
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2015-01-01
Egil The Viking Poet written by Laurence de Looze and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
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.
Egil S Saga
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Author : Leifur Eiriksson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2004-09-30
Egil S Saga written by Leifur Eiriksson and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-30 with Fiction categories.
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.
The Saga Of Egil Skallagrimsson
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language : en
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Release Date : 2014-02
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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
The Saga Of Egil Skallagrimsson A Viking Norse Saga
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Author : Anon E. Mouse
language : en
Publisher: Abela Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-09-28
The Saga Of Egil Skallagrimsson A Viking Norse Saga written by Anon E. Mouse and has been published by Abela Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-28 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
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
The Story Of Egil Skallagrimsson
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893
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The Song Weigher
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Author : Egill Skallagrímsson
language : en
Publisher: ARC Publications
Release Date : 2017
The Song Weigher written by Egill Skallagrímsson and has been published by ARC Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Old Norse poetry categories.
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.
Egil S Saga
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language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2005-04-26
Egil S Saga written by and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-26 with Fiction categories.
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.
Egil S Saga
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Author : E. R. Eddison
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-07-28
Egil S Saga written by E. R. Eddison and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-28 with Fiction categories.
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.
Egil S Saga
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Author : Anonymous
language : en
Publisher: Digireads.Com
Release Date : 2011
Egil S Saga written by Anonymous and has been published by Digireads.Com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Fiction categories.
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.
I The Poet Egil
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Author : John Lucas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
I The Poet Egil written by John Lucas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Poetry categories.
"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.