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    Njáls saga (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈnjauls ˌsaːɣa] listen), also Njála ([ˈnjauːla] listen), or Brennu-Njáls saga ([ˈprɛnːʏ-ˌnjauls ˌsaːɣa] listen)...
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  • Njáls saga, p. 32. Njál's saga, p. 39. Njál's saga, pp. 55–6. Njál's saga, p. 171. Njál's saga, p. 172. Maxwell, Ian (1957). "Pattern in Njáls saga"...
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    Kjalnesinga saga Kormáks saga Króka-Refs saga Laxdæla saga Ljósvetninga saga (two versions) Njáls saga Reykdæla saga ok Víga-Skútu Skáld-Helga saga (known...
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    Prose Edda, the Heimskringla (both by Snorri Sturluson) and the Njáls saga (one of the Sagas of Icelanders), all written—or compiled—in the 13th century....
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    the hero of Gísla saga, and is also featured prominently in Njáls saga and Laxdœla saga. Another main interest of the Eyrbyggja Saga is to trace a few...
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    woman who appears as a character in Njáls saga as an inciter of its main feud. Bergþóra is introduced in the saga as 'an exceptional and courageous woman...
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    divine figures in Norse mythology. They appear together in Jómsvíkinga saga, Njáls saga, and Þorleifs þáttr jarlsskálds. Irpa's name does not appear outside...
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  • Landeyjar, Iceland. He was one of the main protagonists of Njáls saga, a medieval Icelandic saga which describes a series of blood feuds. Njáll was the son...
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  • Gesta Danorum, Gesta Danorum på danskæ, Sögubrot, Njáls saga, Hversu Noregr byggðist, Skjöldunga saga, and Bjarkarímur. Connection with such historical...
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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...
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    and Laertes, all they accomplished was to kill each other. According to Njáls saga, on the other hand, Brodir was captured almost immediately afterwards...
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  • something that she had refused to Fëanor. The events recall the Norse legend Njáls saga, where a gift of hair is refused, with fateful consequences. Gimli was...
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  • starring Ralf Möller and Sven-Ole Thorsen. It is heavily inspired by the Njáls saga, through it features an original plot. It was largely shot on Iceland...
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    Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (category Orkneyinga saga characters)
    952–954). She appears prominently in sagas such as Fagrskinna, Egils saga, Njáls saga, and Heimskringla. The sagas relate that Gunnhild lived during a...
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    causes enmity between them. Second only to Njáls saga in the number of medieval manuscripts preserved, Laxdæla saga remains popular and appreciated for its...
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  • view of the draugr is presented by the example of Gunnar Hámundarson in Njáls saga: "It seemed as though the howe was agape, and that Gunnar had turned within...
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    Viking Weapons – The Atgeir Keller 1906 Njal's Saga § 78 Sigurdsson 2004 Cook, Robert (transl.) Njal's Saga. Penguin Classics, 2001. Oakeshott, R. Ewart...
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  • Hversu Noregr byggðist and Njáls saga he had a son Ivar, and the same paternity is stated in Ynglinga saga and Hervarar saga. However, Queen Åsa was not...
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    the land be built"). The phrase is of Old Norse origin, is mentioned in Njáls saga, and was likely borrowed from provincial Norwegian laws such as the Frostathing...
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    Norse: Gunnarr á Hlíðarenda). He features prominently in the first half of Njáls saga, which tells of the chain of events ultimately leading to his death in...
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  • saga, which calls her Unn, gives a varying account but has more on her background, and she also figures in several other sagas, including Njáls saga,...
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    saga. As a work of literature, Egill's Saga is generally considered to be amongst the best of the Icelandic sagas, along with Njáls saga, Gísla saga Súrssonar...
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    theater, dance, design and academic studies. Valfreyja, a name appearing in Njáls saga as a kenning meaning 'lady of the slain' or 'Freyja of the slain' Þrúðvangr...
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  • set in the anthology of sagas known as Möðruvallabók between Njáls saga and Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar – tells of a man named Gaukur Trandilsson who...
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    Möðruvallabók (category Sagas of Icelanders)
    Icelandic sagas in this order: Njáls saga Egils saga Finnboga saga ramma Bandamanna saga Kormáks saga Víga-Glúms saga Droplaugarsona saga Ölkofra þáttr...
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    Helgason, Jón Karl (1 January 1999). The Rewriting of Njáls Saga: Translation, Ideology, and Icelandic Sagas. Multilingual Matters. pp. 121–136. ISBN 978-1-85359-457-1...
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    Laxdæla Saga in which he takes a leading role, Olaf also is mentioned in Egils saga, Njáls saga, Gunnlaugs saga, Kormáks saga, Grettirs saga and the Landnámabók...
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    He is known as a character in Njáls saga, a medieval Icelandic saga which describes a process of blood feuds. The saga is now believed to have been composed...
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    this occurrence of quickfire that the name of the saga in Icelandic is Brennu-Njáls saga, "The Saga of the Burning of Njáll". One son-in-law, Kári Sölmundarson...
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  • oeconyms (and their lack of correspondence with residents' names) in Njáls saga, a 13th-century Icelandic work describing events between 960 and 1020...
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