Gísli Súrsson as Egða andspillir. An Obscure Kenning and its Implications for Tribal Identities in Tenth-Century Iceland
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...
Published in: | Gripla |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
2021
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2726884 https://doi.org/10.33112/gripla.31 |