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"Egil, the Viking Poet focuses on one of the best-known Icelandic sagas, that of the extraordinary hero Egil Skallagrimsson. Descended from a lineage of trolls, shape-shifters, and warriors, Egil's transformation from a precocious and murderous child into a raider, mercenary, litigant, landholder, and poet epitomizes the many facets of Viking legend. The contributors to this collection of essays approach Egil's story from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, philology, network theory, social history, and literary theory. Strikingly original, their essays will appeal not only to dedicated students of Old Norse-Icelandic literature but also to those working in the fields of Viking studies, comparative ethnology, and folklore."--

Sagas --- History and criticism. --- Snorri Sturluson, --- Egils saga (Snorri Sturluson) --- Egils saga Skallagrímssonar --- Egils saga Skallagrímssonar (Snorri Sturluson) --- Eigla (Snorri Sturluson) --- Egla (Snorri Sturluson)