Gísli Súrsson as Egða andspillir. An Obscure Kenning and its Implications for Tribal Identities in Tenth-Century Iceland

• Published in: Gripla
• Main Author: Myrvoll, Klaus Johan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies 2021
• Subjects: norrøn litteratur; skaldediktning; Gísla saga Súrssonar; slaget ved Harfsfjord; befolkningen av Island; VDP::Humaniora: 000::Litteraturvitenskapelige fag: 040::Nordisk litteratur: 042; Norway; Slaget; Hergilsey; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2726884; https://doi.org/10.33112/gripla.31

Gísla saga súrssonar (thirteenth century) is famous for the tragic destiny of its main character, the Norwegian settler and outlaw Gísli Súrsson, a destiny that to some extent is predicted by the many dream stanzas Gísli utters in the saga. In one of these stanzas, Gísli refers to himself as Egða an...