It is not an altogether easy question to answer, for unlike many of the peoples they traumatized they were still pagan in the early stages of their story and therefore to all intents and purposes illiteratein the europe of the. Some have suspected snorri sturluson wrote the tale, arguing mainly on elements of compositional style, and noting that snorri in fact lived for a brief time at egil s old home in the western reaches of iceland. The saga as we have it is preserved in several different documents, the most. The oldest transcript a fragment dates back to 1240 ad. If you are looking for an english or other translation of a saga, this isnt one of them. Egils saga einhenda ok asmundar berserkjabana snerpa.
The saga is centered on the life of egil skallagrimsson, an icelandic farmer, viking, and skald. In egils saga we come across quite a few references to the runes and even some references that could possibly be the use of the runes for casting lots. The saga recounts egils progression from youthful savagery to mature wisdom as he struggles to avenge his fathers exile from. Egils saga audiobook mark airs, peter springborg, rolf. Egils saga tells the story of the long and brutal life of tenthcentury warriorpoet and farmer egil skallagrimsson. Egils saga academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. You can support us by purchasing something through our amazonurl, thanks. This book is i think the most recent edition of the old icelandic text of egils saga skallagrimssonar the story of. Egils saga is without doubt my favourite icelandic saga about a viking chieftain and his family who left norway in 891 and settled in the west of iceland where the town borgarnes is today. Like grettis saga, egils saga written down in the thirteenthcentury but covering events from the tenth begins with a long account of the heros ancestors. Saga studies might profit from pagets observations by taking scientific analysis into account, for despite the new awakening to the sociohistorical and anthropological potentials of icelands medieval texts, the study of individual saga characters remains largely confined to the traditional analytic tools of literature and folklore. Egils saga, composed in the first part of the thirteenth century about events in the ninth and tenth centuries, is thought to be among the earliestwritten of the sagas of the icelanders, and is in some ways a good, although atypical, introduction to them.
Egils saga skallagrimssonar audio book saga project. Egils saga skallagrimssonar, or egils saga for short, is an icelandic saga from c. Part 2 of a summary and brief commentary on njals saga in 6 parts. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Egils saga has been selected as the first audio book.
The precision is striking because the passage marks the only instance in all old norse literature that the otherwise wellknown words horpuskel scallop shell and barottr ridged, undulated, waved, corrugated, wrinkled are used to describe. Efnisyfirlit the following 90 pages are in this category, out of 90 total. Embracing five generations, commencing with egils grandfathers and ending with egils grandson, it chronicles the wars, rivalries and tensions of the ruling clans of iceland and norway. Egils saga by anonymous overdrive rakuten overdrive. Translated from the icelandic withan introduction, notes and an essay, this is the first time eddisons version of this epic heroic saga. When king harald tanglehair rolls over norway to subject all its petty. Jackson crawford is instructor of nordic studies and nordic. You will need to have a library card or student id to use this service. Part 1 of a new summary and brief commentary on njals saga in 6 parts.
Snorri, a descendant of the great poet and hero of the egils saga, egill skallagrimsson, was brought up at oddi from the age of three in the home of jon loptsson, the most influential. Two enraging gifts in egils saga1 santiago barreiro introduction egils saga skallagrimssonar2 hereafter egla is a long prose text composed in iceland in the first half of the thirteenth century c. Collecting 18 issues of the smashhit comic, this massive edition features a striking original cover from fiona staples, as well as a brandnew gallery of exclusive. This is a story of four generations but the main person in the book is the viking egill skallagrimsson who was born in iceland in ad 910. Egils saga is thought to have been written by snorri sturluson in about 1230. In doing so, the saga lays down from the first a pattern of contrasts within egils family. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Part 3 of a summary and brief commentary on njals saga in 6 parts. Save up to 30% off the rrp of more than 10 million books.
The saga recounts egils progression from youthful savagery to mature wisdom. Egils saga or egills saga is an icelandic saga family saga on the lives of the clan of egill. Egils saga audiobook by mark airs, peter springborg. Selv om vi sejler gennem samtiden og flyver ind i fremtiden, er fortiden altid med i bagagen. Audiobook program format unabridged 1 3 of 3 results. The text is sourced from with minor changes due to the audio format. Egils saga provides a wonderful window into the harsh world of the vikings, and it does so by telling the story of four generations of viking chieftans. Immediate download of 36track album in your choice of 320k mp3, flac, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Here follows the audio recording of egils saga skallagrimssonar. As shown in egils saga, honor is a complicated matter, depending not just on what one does, but who one is, and who else one deals with. This album is still in production, and is not complete. Overdrive, which gives you access to audiobooks available from libraries. It is conventionally considered as an early example of the subgenre known as.
Snorri sturluson, icelandic poet, historian, and chieftain, author of the prose edda and the heimskringla. Egils saga einhenda ok asmundar berserkjabana wikipedia. Translated from the icelandic with an introduction, notes and an essay, this is the first time eddisons version of this epic heroic saga. If you have an iphone, youll find the app at the app store on your mobile device. It is one of the best known and most critically acclaimed sagas. While its not positive that the casting of lots was done with runes i have chosen to include such passages so that those viewing this site can find these references in the work and decide for themselves. Although egil thought burning people in their houses an honorable course, later icelanders would condemn the practice as dishonorable, as in njals saga. Egils saga egils saga wikipedia uses english language punctuation and capitalization, not old norse. Translated from the icelandic withan introduction, notes and an essay, this is the first time eddisons version of this epic heroic saga has been published in paperback.
Mark airs, peter springborg, rolf stavnem, and others narrated by. It is an important representative of the sagas and has much to say about the end of the viking era. Egils saga einhenda ok asmundar berserkjabana, or the story of egil onehand and asmund. Study egils saga penguin classics discussion and chapter questions and find egils saga penguin classics study guide questions and answers. Find books like egils saga from the worlds largest community of readers. View offer magazine offer try saga magazine for just. The saga portrays egill as having a dual nature derived from his mixed descent from. Translated from the icelandic withan introduction, notes and an essay, this is the first time eddisons version of this epic heroic saga has been made available as a digital book. We begin with kveldulf, then take up the story of his son, skallagrim, and then tell egils. Egils saga is the 10thcentury nordic equivalent of the iliad and the odyssey. Green, from the original egils saga skallagrimssonar.
Egils saga precisely describes the skull as ridged all over on the outside like a scallop shell. Egils saga is an epic icelandic saga possibly by snorri sturluson 11791241 ad, who may have written the account between the years 1220 and 1240 ad. Egill skallagrimsson, one of the greatest of icelandic skaldic poets, whose adventurous life and verses are preserved in egils saga c. Also, egils saga is the name most commonly used and most easily recognizable. The full saga is 92 chapters this is a work in progress. This icelandic saga recounts egils progression from youthful savagery.