Egil's SagaEgil'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. |
Contents
Of the battle off Solskel | |
Of King Haralds sending to Kveldulf | |
How Thorolf Kveldulfson went to King Harald VII Of Biorgolf and Bryniolf and of the beginnings of the sons of Hildirid | |
Of Thorolfs sending of the scat to King Harald and gifts therewith XIV Of Thorolfs second faring into Finnmark | |
Of more lies and slanders of those sons of Hildirid XVI Of Thorolf Kveldulfson and the King | |
Of Hildirids sons and their gathering of the Finnscat and of their new lies and slanders | |
Of the Kings sending of two brethren and their robbing of Thorolfs ship | |
Of Thorolfs harrying in the Wick and of counsel given him by Kveldulf XX Of Skallagrims wedding | |
of rede taken for an onset against Thorolf | |
The fall of Thorolf Kveldulfson | |
The slaying of Hildirids sons | |
Of Thorolf and Bard Bryniolfson | |
Of the battle of Hafrsfirth | |
Of Thorolfs Finnfaring | |
Of the faring of King Harald into Halogaland and his guesting with Thorolf | |
Of the evil speech of those sons of Hildirid | |
The sorrow of Kveldulf | |
Of Skallagrims going to the King | |
Of the children of Duke Gutthorm | |
and how Kveldulf and Skallagrim fared to Iceland | |
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Common terms and phrases
aboard Arinbiorn Armod Asgerd Atli bade Bard battle Bergonund betwixt Biorn bonders brethren brother Bryniolf Burg Burgfirth called CHAPTER daughter dwelt Earl Hakon Egil Skallagrimson Egil's Egilson Einar Eric Bloodaxe errand Eyvind Faravid farmstead father fell firth Fridgeir Frisland Grim Gunnhild Haeng Hakon Hallvard Halogaland hand Harald Hairfair Harald the King hath Hersir Höfuðlausn holmgang Hordaland host housecarles Icel Iceland Jomsburg journey Ketil King Athelstane King Eric King Hakon King Harald King Olaf King’s Kveldulf laid land leapt Ljot long-ship mind named Norway nought Odin Oliver Onund quoth ready rede rode Saga sailed saith scat shield ship Sigurd skald Skallagrim Skallagrimson slain slay Sonatorrek sons spake STAVE Steinar stood straightway sword thee Therewith things thither Thord Thorgeir Thorgils Thorir Thorolf Thorstein thou wilt thralls Thrandheim throng tidings translation unto Vermland vikings weapons wife winter withal wood word