Holmgang (Old Norse: holmganga, Icelandic: hólmganga, Danish and Norwegian: holmgang, Swedish: holmgång) is a duel practiced by early medieval Scandinavians...
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Firebreather (comics) (section Firebreather: Holmgang)
were published, followed by a third volume in 2010. Two issues of this Holmgang story were released, leaving the series unfinished. Duncan Rosenblatt is...
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nīþ) and thus a legal reason to challenge the accuser in holmgang.[citation needed] If holmgang was refused by the accused, he could be outlawed (full outlawry)...
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premieres of the channel's own productions such as VTV, Askeladden and Holmgang, in addition to foreign series such as Cheers, The Naked Gun and A Country...
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thralls. In retaliation, Erik killed Eyjolf as well as Hrafn the Dueller (Holmgang-Hrafn). Kinsmen of Eyjolf sought legal prosecution and Erik was later banished...
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paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic kingship Hird Holmgang Leidang Mead hall Medieval Scandinavian law Nithing pole Nīþ Norse clans...
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paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic kingship Hird Holmgang Leidang Mead hall Medieval Scandinavian law Nithing pole Nīþ Norse clans...
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paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic kingship Hird Holmgang Leidang Mead hall Medieval Scandinavian law Nithing pole Nīþ Norse clans...
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with a feat of strength, which often took the form of a ritual duel, or holmgang, with a Jomsviking. Once admitted, the Jomsvikings required adherence to...
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crater of the volcano Hekla. Amleth and Fjölnir engage naked in a fierce Holmgang (duel) until Fjölnir is beheaded and Amleth is simultaneously stabbed....
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paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic kingship Hird Holmgang Leidang Mead hall Medieval Scandinavian law Nithing pole Nīþ Norse clans...
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paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic kingship Hird Holmgang Leidang Mead hall Medieval Scandinavian law Nithing pole Nīþ Norse clans...
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a first king and eponymous anchestor of Nórway. After a fierce duell (Holmgang) where none is able to overcome the other, Hrolf and Nór become friends;...
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paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic kingship Hird Holmgang Leidang Mead hall Medieval Scandinavian law Nithing pole Nīþ Norse clans...
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judicial duel and older pre-Christian practices such as the Viking Age holmgang. In medieval society, judicial duels were fought by knights and squires...
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warfare between a father and his son are the main theme. Single combat Holmgang Fagles, Robert; Homer (1969). The Iliad. St. Martin's Press. pp. 217–220...
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editions of the debate program Holmgang. He also hosted the Norwegian version of Jeopardy! for a period, parallel to hosting Holmgang, but quit in April 1997...
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paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic kingship Hird Holmgang Leidang Mead hall Medieval Scandinavian law Nithing pole Nīþ Norse clans...
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Egil engaging in holmgang with Berg-Önundr; painting by Johannes Flintoe...
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Bard, and Thorkel incites the dead man's relative Skeggi the Dueller (Hólmgang-Skeggi) to take revenge and stand as suitor for Thordis. The dueller challenges...
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wanted to avenge his father and had challenged Helgi to a holmgang at Sigarsvoll. During the holmgang with Álfr, Helgi received a mortal wound due to a troll...
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Stiklestad Battle of Remich Sack of Santiago de Compostela Kormáks saga, holmgang of Kormák and Bersi Anglo-Saxon warfare Gothic and Vandal warfare Norman...
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objection, and challenged Olaf and his men to the Scandinavian duel or holmgang. Olaf and his men fought Alfvine's crew and won every battle, but did not...
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sleep in a pigsty with Kark. Arvid challenges Olvar, a rich farmer, to a Holmgang for his farm and his wife, Liv. As Olvar cannot refuse without being exiled...
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paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic kingship Hird Holmgang Leidang Mead hall Medieval Scandinavian law Nithing pole Nīþ Norse clans...
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paganism Society Berserker Earl Ergi Erilaz Félag Germanic kingship Hird Holmgang Leidang Mead hall Medieval Scandinavian law Nithing pole Nīþ Norse clans...
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practices in early medieval Norway of determining the outcome of a case was a holmgang, which was a duel between the accuser and the accused. The winner was considered...
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Scandinavia, the practice survived throughout the Viking Age in the form of the holmgang. An unusual variant, the marital duel, involved combat between a husband...
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Egill Skallagrímsson engaging in holmgang with Berg-Önundr, painting by Johannes Flintoe...
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1014: Gunnlaugr Ormstunga and Hrafn Önundarson fought the last recorded Holmgang (Viking duel) in Iceland that ended in a draw. 1022: Tmutarakan Prince...
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