Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar (modern Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkrɛhtɪs ˈsaːɣa ˈauːsˌmʏntarˌsɔːnar̥] , reconstructed Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈɡrɛtːɪs ˈsaɣa...

example of Kárr inn gamli in Grettis saga). The draugr was referred to as "barrow-wight" in the 1869 translation of Grettis saga, long before J. R. R. Tolkien...

North America.: 101  Some well-known examples include Njáls saga, Laxdæla saga and Grettis saga. The material of the short tales of Icelanders (þættir or...

Gísla saga Súrssonar, (two versions) of an outlaw poet – Gísla saga Grettis saga – Saga of Grettir the Strong Grænlendinga saga – Greenland saga Gull-Þóris...

saga renders Harald's title as einváldskonungr (absolute king). Not unlike Egil's Saga, Harald's conquest of Norway sets off the plot of Grettis saga...

similarities with other traditions and accounts, including the Icelandic Grettis saga, the Norse story of Hrolf Kraki and his bear-shapeshifting servant Bodvar...

Magnússon and William Morris used it, too, in their 1869 translation of Grettis saga, which features a fight with the "barrow-wight" or "barrow-dweller",...

in several other sagas, including Njáls saga, Eyrbyggja saga, Eiríks saga rauða and Grettis saga. Aud was the second daughter of Ketill Flatnose, a Norwegian...

mentioned in a number of medieval Icelandic sources, including Egil's saga and Grettis saga. It is however unclear how similar this was to modern-day skyr,...

But other accounts appear to contradict this. The beginning of Grettis saga ('Saga of Grettir') states that Hördaland was ruled by Geirmund Hellskin...

to Hrólf Kraki in the legendary saga Hrólfs saga kraka. Another literary incident is in the Grettis saga, or the saga of Grettir the Strong. Also, there...

often cruel or unsociable in life, such as Glamr in Grettis saga and Þórólfr bægifótr in Eyrbyggja saga. Aptrgǫngur are not always monstrous, however, as...

located 15 kilometres (9+1⁄2 mi) north of Sauðárkrókur is mentioned in the Grettis saga. Sauðárkrókur got its name from the creek that runs through the land...

conception." Treasures in the Norse sagas are often guarded by undead, "restless, vampire-like draugar", as in Grettis saga, recalling the barrow-wight in...

known from at least as early as the 14th century, and it is mentioned in Grettis saga. It probably originated in Scandinavia, as a variant of Tafl. In fact...

are mentioned in the Vatnsdæla saga, the Haraldskvæði and the Grettis saga and are consistently referred to in the sagas as a group of berserkers, always...

the king. Apart from being mentioned in the kings' sagas, Bersi also has a minor role in Grettis saga, chapters 15, 23 and 24, where he asks Earl Sveinn...

edited with afterword 1945: Alexander's Saga, edited with preface 1946: Grettis Saga, edited with preface 1952: Kvaedi og ritgerdir by Johann Jonsson, edited...

Killers: A Note about the Icelandic Draugr and Demonic Contamination in Grettis Saga", Folklore, 120 (3): 307–316, doi:10.1080/00155870903219771, S2CID 162338244...

province of Newfoundland and Labrador). Egils saga, Laxdæla saga, Grettis saga, Gísla saga, and Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu are also notable and popular.[citation...

similarly equivocal role played by the sword's "hafted" counterpart in Grettis Saga. The reason behind Hrunting's failing against Grendel's Mother has been...

language from him. Morris published translations of The Saga of Gunnlaug Worm-Tongue and Grettis Saga in 1869, and the Story of the Volsungs and Niblungs...

following Icelandic sagas: Grettis saga chapter 15 Gísla saga chapters 15 and 18 Egils saga chapter 40 Eyrbyggja saga chapter 43 Vápnfirðinga saga chapter 4 La...

Constant, ed. (1900). Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar. Halle A.S.: M. Niemeyer. Eiríkr Magnússon; William Morris (1869). Grettis Saga. The Story of Grettir...

Hafrsfjorden". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 15, 2016. "Grettis saga". islendingasogur. Retrieved December 15, 2016. Battle in Hafersfjord...

salmon. caught on 4-6 fishing rods. The Haffjarðará river is cited in Grettis saga, the story of Grettir the Strong, an Icelandic outlaw. It tells the story...

Sulki as the true king of Rogaland, as do other accounts. However Grettis saga ('Saga of Grettir') states that Hördaland belonged to Geirmund and that...

Killers: A Note about the Icelandic Draugr and Demonic Contamination in Grettis Saga". Folklore (120): 309. Epstein, Saul; Robinson, Sara Libby (2012). "The...

concerns a character called Grettir and is referred to in chapter 52 of Grettis saga.: 65  The poem is notable for its thematic focus on sex and the "indiscriminate...

century) La Vita Nuova (c. 1295) by Dante Alighieri Eyrbyggja saga (c. 13th century) Grettis saga (c. 14th century) Arcadia (1504) by Sannazaro Diana (1559)...