Egil's Saga. Illustrated
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Egil's Saga. Illustrated

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Egil's Saga. Illustrated

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Egil's Saga by E. R. Eddison is a distinguished retelling and adaptation of one of the greatest works of Old Norse literature, the medieval Egil's Saga (Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar). Drawing deeply on the original Icelandic text, Eddison presents the life of Egil Skallagrimsson—warrior, poet, outlaw, and one of the most complex figures of the Viking Age—with a fidelity to saga spirit and a prose style of formidable power. The narrative traces Egil's life from his violent and precocious childhood through his years as a fearsome Viking raider, poet of unmatched skill, and defiant enemy of kings. Egil's clashes with authority—especially with King Eirik Bloodaxe and Queen Gunnhild—form the dramatic core of the saga, blending blood-feuds, sea battles, and courtly intrigue with moments of stark psychological insight. Alongside violence and heroism, the story gives rare attention to poetry, intellect, grief, and the inner life of a warrior. Eddison's language is intentionally archaic and elevated, echoing the cadence of medieval saga prose while remaining accessible to modern readers. His version preserves the stark moral universe of the Norse world, where honor, vengeance, loyalty, and fate dominate human action, and where the gods and destiny loom silently behind every choice. More than a historical adventure, Egil's Saga is a profound portrait of an uncompromising individual in a brutal society. Egil emerges as a figure of contradictions—savage yet sensitive, ruthless yet deeply loyal, capable of both immense cruelty and haunting poetic beauty. Eddison's adaptation stands as both a tribute to the original Icelandic masterpiece and a significant literary achievement in its own right. It offers readers a vivid immersion into Viking culture and mentality, making Egil's Saga essential reading for those interested in Norse literature, heroic tradition, and the roots of epic storytelling.

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Publisher
Asimis Books
Year
2026
eBook ISBN
9786178781590
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
World History
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Chapter I. Of Kveldulf And His Sons
  2. Chapter II. Of Aulvir Hnuf
  3. Chapter III. The Beginning Of The Rule Of Harold Fairhair
  4. Chapter IV. Battle Of King Harold And Audbjorn
  5. Chapter V. The King's Message To Kveldulf
  6. Chapter VI. Thorolf Resolves To Serve The King
  7. Chapter VII. Of Bjorgolf, Brynjolf, Bard, and Hildirida
  8. Chapter VIII. Of Bard and Thorolf
  9. Chapter IX. Battle in Hafr's Firth
  10. Chapter X. Thorolf in Finmark
  11. Chapter XI. The King Feasts With Thorolf
  12. Chapter XII. Hildirida's Sons Talk With Harold
  13. Chapter XIII. Thorgils Goes To The King
  14. Chapter XIV. Thorolf Again in Finmark
  15. Chapter XV. King Harold and Harek
  16. Chapter XVI. Thorolf and The King
  17. Chapter XVII. Hildirida's Sons in Finmark and at Harold's Court
  18. Chapter XVIII. Thorolf's Ship Is Taken
  19. Chapter XIX. Thorolf Retaliates
  20. Chapter XX. Skallagrim's Marriage
  21. Chapter XXI. Hallvard and His Brother Go After Thorolf
  22. Chapter XXII. Death of Thorolf Kveldulfsson
  23. Chapter XXIII. The Slaying Of Hildirida's Sons
  24. Chapter XXIV. Kveldulf's Grief
  25. Chapter XXV. Skallagrim's Journey To The King
  26. Chapter XXVI. Of Guttorm
  27. Chapter XXVII. Slaying of Hallvard and Sigtrygg
  28. Chapter XXVIII. Of Skallagrim's Land-Taking
  29. Chapter XXIX. Of Skallagrim's Industry
  30. Chapter XXX. Of The Coming Out Of Yngvar, And Of Skallagrim's Iron-Forging
  31. Chapter XXXI. Of Skallagrim's Children
  32. Chapter XXXII. Of Lord Brynjolf And Bjorn, His Son
  33. Chapter XXXIII. Bjorn Goes to Iceland
  34. Chapter XXXIV. Of Skallagrim and Bjorn
  35. Chapter XXXV. Thorolf Goes Abroad
  36. Chapter XXXVI. Of Eric Bloodaxe and Thorolf
  37. Chapter XXXVII. The Journey to Bjarmaland
  38. Chapter XXXVIII. Thorolf Comes Out to Iceland
  39. Chapter XXXIX. Kettle Blund Comes Out to Iceland
  40. Chapter XL. Of Egil's and Skallagrim's Games
  41. Chapter XLI. Of Bjorn
  42. Chapter XLII. Thorolf Asks Asgerdr To Wife
  43. Chapter XLIII. Of Aulvir and Egil
  44. Chapter XLIV. The Slaying of Bard
  45. Chapter XLV. Flight of Egil
  46. Chapter XLVI. Of Thorolf's and Egil's Harrying
  47. Chapter XLVII. Of The Further Harrying of Thorolf and Egil
  48. Chapter XLVIII. Of The Banquet At Earl Arnfid's
  49. Chapter XLIX. Slaying of Thorvald Proud
  50. Chapter L. Of Athelstan King of the English
  51. Chapter LI. Of Olaf King of Scots
  52. Chapter LII. Of The Gathering Of The Host
  53. Chapter LIII. Of The Fight
  54. Chapter LIV. The Fall of Thorolf
  55. Chapter LV. Egil Buries Thorolf
  56. Chapter LVI. Marriage of Egil
  57. Chapter LVII. Suit Between Egil and Onund
  58. Chapter LVIII. Of King Eric and Egil
  59. Chapter LIX. King Eric Slays His Brothers
  60. Chapter LX. The Slaying Of Bergonund And Rognvald The King's Son
  61. Chapter LXI. Death of Skallagrim
  62. Chapter LXII. Egil's voyage to England
  63. Chapter LXIII. Egil Recites The Poem
  64. Chapter LXIV. Egil's Life Is Given Him
  65. Chapter LXV. Egil Goes To Norway
  66. Chapter LXVI. Egil And Thorstein Go Before The King
  67. Chapter LXVII. Egil Slays Ljot the Pale
  68. Chapter LXVIII. Of Egil's Journeyings
  69. Chapter LXIX. Egil Comes Out To Iceland
  70. Chapter LXX. Egil Goes Abroad
  71. Chapter LXXI. Egil's Sadness
  72. Chapter LXXII. Of Arinbjorn's Harrying
  73. Chapter LXXIII. Mission to Vermaland
  74. Chapter LXXIV. Journey to Vermaland
  75. Chapter LXXV. Parting of Egil and Armod
  76. Chapter LXXVI. Egil Comes To Landowner Alf
  77. Chapter LXXVII. Egil Gathers Tribute
  78. Chapter LXXVIII. Egil And His Band Slay Twenty-Five Men
  79. Chapter LXXIX. Egil Comes to Thorfinn's. The Harrying Of King Hacon.
  80. Chapter LXXX. Of The Marriages of Egil's Daughters
  81. Chapter LXXXI. Death of Bodvar: Egil's Poem Thereon
  82. Chapter LXXXII. Hacon's Wars And Death. Poem on Arinbjorn
  83. Chapter LXXXIII. Of Einar Helgi's Son and Egil
  84. Chapter LXXXIV. Of Thorstein Egil's Son
  85. Chapter LXXXV. Of Aunund Sjoni and Steinar His Son
  86. Chapter LXXXVI. Slaying of Thrand
  87. Chapter LXXXVII. Of Egil and Aunund Sjoni
  88. Chapter LXXXVIII. Of Thorgeir
  89. Chapter LXXXIX. Thorstein Goes To A Feast
  90. Chapter XC. Death of Egil Skallagrim's Son
  91. Chapter XCI. Grim Takes the Christian Faith
  92. Chapter XCII. Of Thorstein's Descendants

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