Egil's Saga (Íslendingasögur/Sagas of Icelanders) Hardcover | Pages: 211 pages

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Original Title:	Egils Saga Skallagrímssonar
ISBN:	0837104025 (ISBN13: 9780837104027)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Íslendingasögur/Sagas of Icelanders
Characters:	Egil Skallagrimsson

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Egil's Saga tells the story of the long and brutal life of tenth-century warrior-poet and farmer Egil Skallagrimsson: a morally ambiguous character who was at once the composer of intricately beautiful poetry, and a physical grotesque capable of staggering brutality. The saga 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. Exploring issues as diverse as the question of loyalty, the power of poetry, and the relationship between two brothers who love the same woman, Egil's Saga is a fascinating depiction of a deeply human character.

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Title	:	Egil's Saga (Íslendingasögur/Sagas of Icelanders)
Author	:	Snorri Sturluson
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 211 pages
Published	:	November 30th 1968 by Greenwood Publishing Group (first published 1240)
Categories	:	Classics. History. Fantasy. Mythology. Poetry. Historical. Medieval

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Kids, do you want to know how badass the Vikings really were? DO YOU?Here's the story of a warrior and poet who once had someone BREAK AN AX ON HIS SKULL, and he just shook it off. Of course, later it was discovered that he had some weird genetic disorder that made his bones keep getting denser. His skull, exhumed, is hard as a rock, far thicker than it should be, and shows the imprint of his brain on the inside, which means that there was not only terrible, painful pressure on his head his

Egil was a classic anti-hero, a warrior, poet, runemaster, traveller, adventurer, took crap off of nobody, had bloodfueds and vendettas that went as high up the ladder as the King of Norway. The guy was everything an Odinist should be. I am a lover of Icelandic Sagas and have read many, if not most of them but this one is one of my favorites.

A blood-soaked history of Egil and his family as they follow the path of the first settlers of Iceland who came from Norway after a detour to Ireland to pick up slave women.The fact that the Icelandic sagas were the precursors to modern European literature made me pick Egils Saga, which is one of three (or four, depending on whom you talk to) seminal sagas documenting the 9th century genesis of the youngest country in Europe, in itself a contradiction, for this youngest country has also produced

My favourite part was actually the first part (first 50 pages or so) which dealt with Egil's father and grandfather rather than with Egil himself...

It took me a whole lot of time and dedication to get into this and the reason was that Egil, as a kid, was a total little shit. I rather wished someone would strangle him and I knew they wouldn't. Like many real life humans he improved as an adult, and when I got past the early parts of Egil it was great.By the end I was pretty much in awe of the fact this saga spanned the lifetime of a single hero, the amount of information that came through on the times, kings, battles, trading and raiding

Another hallmark text from Medieval Europe, and another portal to the Norse world. Egils saga Skallagrimssonar is one of those thoroughly enjoyable pieces of classic writing that simultaneously work splendidly as an entryway into Medieval literature for the uninitiated, and has plenty to offer seasoned veterans as well. The skilfully crafted narration is easy to follow, yet so rewarding to analyse a little deeper.As most sagas, it is remarkably short and concise, yet (at some risk of sounding

Remarkable Norse saga, based on an actual person and events -- Egil, a sort of human monster/poet . . . or poet/monster, if you will. Warrior, con-man, poet, cynical devil in human form. Weaves history from five generations of Norse and Icelandic families, rivalries, and wars. Great stuff! Good book for the winter.From The Pulp Rack: http://pulprack.blogspot.com/2012/05/...<