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Egil's saga

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  • Author: Snorri, Sturluson
    Contributor: Óskarsdóttir, Svanhildur; Scudder, Bernard
    Edition: Penguin Classics ed
    Date:
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    2014
    Summary:

    Egil's Saga ... is an Icelandic saga (family saga) on the lives of the clan of Egill Skallagrímsson ... an Icelandic farmer, viking and skald. The saga spans the years c. 850-1000 and traces the family history from Egil's grandfather to his offspring.

    Genre:
    Myths and folk tales
    Subject(s): Egill Skallagrímsson, approximately 910-approximately 990 | Sagas
    Original Publisher: Vancouver, B.C., Crane Library
    Language(s): English