Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar (modern Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkrɛhtɪs ˈsaːɣa ˈauːsˌmʏntarˌsɔːnar̥] , reconstructed Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈɡrɛtːɪs ˈsaɣa...
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Draugr (section Icelandic sagas)
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...
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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...
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Gísla saga Súrssonar, (two versions) of an outlaw poet – Gísla saga Grettis saga – Saga of Grettir the Strong Grænlendinga saga – Greenland saga Gull-Þóris...
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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...
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Harald Fairhair (category Orkneyinga saga characters)
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...
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similarities with other traditions and accounts, including the Icelandic Grettis saga, the Norse story of Hrolf Kraki and his bear-shapeshifting servant Bodvar...
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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,...
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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",...
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Víkar (section From Gautreks saga)
But other accounts appear to contradict this. The beginning of Grettis saga ('Saga of Grettir') states that Hördaland was ruled by Geirmund Hellskin...
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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...
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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...
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conception." Treasures in the Norse sagas are often guarded by undead, "restless, vampire-like draugar", as in Grettis saga, recalling the barrow-wight in...
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Constant, ed. (1900). Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar. Halle A.S.: M. Niemeyer. Eiríkr Magnússon; William Morris (1869). Grettis Saga. The Story of Grettir...
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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...
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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...
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Killers: A Note about the Icelandic Draugr and Demonic Contamination in Grettis Saga", Folklore, 120 (3): 307–316, doi:10.1080/00155870903219771, S2CID 162338244...
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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...
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edited with afterword 1945: Alexander's Saga, edited with preface 1946: Grettis Saga, edited with preface 1952: Kvaedi og ritgerdir by Johann Jonsson, edited...
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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...
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province of Newfoundland and Labrador). Egils saga, Laxdæla saga, Grettis saga, Gísla saga, and Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu are also notable and popular.[citation...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Hafrsfjorden". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved December 15, 2016. "Grettis saga". islendingasogur. Retrieved December 15, 2016. Battle in Hafersfjord...
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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...
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rock fortress. The island was first mentioned in the Icelandic classic Grettis saga as being the refuge of the outlaw Grettir, who spent his last years there...
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blood as in Grettis saga, where the Völva Þuríðr cut runes on a tree root and coloured them with her own blood to kill Grettir, and in Egils saga where Egill...
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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)...
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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...
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