Hrafnkels saga (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈhrɑvnˌkels ˌsɑɣɑ]; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈr̥apn̥ˌcɛls ˌsaːɣa] ) or Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða (O.N.: [ˈfrœysˌɡoðɑ];...

Ísfirðings Heiðarvíga saga Hrafnkels saga Hrana saga hrings (post-medieval) Hænsna-Þóris saga Íslendingabók (One of the earliest sagas written about the founding...

written by an author in the east of Iceland and is a sequel to Hrafnkels saga. The saga revolves around the lives and times of the residents of the Fljótsdalur...

"Tobbi"; the Swedish is "Tobbe." The supposed site of Þorbjörn's farm in Hrafnkels saga was known as "Tobbahól" by the locals. Torbjørn Agdestein (born 1991)...

singular omnipotent deity. Thus, Hrafnkell, protagonist of the eponymous Hrafnkels saga set in the 10th century, as his temple to Freyr is burnt and he is enslaved...

although there are also saga accounts of devotés of Freyr in Iceland, including a "priest of Freyr" in the later Hrafnkels saga. There are no place-names...

and rides it to the hof, before dragging Frey out of the building. In Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða, the eponymous goði was a friend of Frey and shared half his...

This was a generous offer, similar to Hrafnkel's offer to Thorbjorn for the death of Einar in Hrafnkels saga. Borghild, however, was not placated by...

legendary sword in The Saga of Hromund Gripsson. A similar name, "Sámr", appears related to characters in both Hrafnkels saga & Njáls saga. Háleygjatal, stanza...

Worship of Freyr is alluded to in several Icelanders' sagas. The protagonist of Hrafnkels saga is a priest of Freyr. He dedicates a horse to the god and...

partners were taken to court following the publication of his edition of Hrafnkels saga in 1942. They were found guilty of violating a recent copyright law...

of Hrafnkel, the subject of Hrafnkels saga. Although beginning with Hrafnkel, the author of Brandkrossa þáttr does not appear to have known Hrafnkels saga...

weight of such sagas as Njála, Eigla, Laxdæla, nor the depth and classic form of such as Hrafnkels saga, Gísla saga, Thorsteins saga hvíta; nor do students...

1997) Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu (Gunnlaugs saga Ormstungu) (Saga forlag Reykjavik, 2014) Hrafnkels saga (Hrafnkels saga Freygoða) (Saga förlag Reykjavik...

trapped her in Ragnars saga loðbrókar and Hrafnkell swearing to kill any who ride Freyfaxi, a horse dedicated to Freyr, in Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða. In the...

if it meant taking the longer route. One example is in ch. 8 of the Hrafnkels saga: the chieftain Hrafnkell, who lived in the East Fjords and rather close...

in Icelandic colleges. Hrafnkatla: A treatise on Hrafnkels saga, aiming to establish that the saga was a fictional work of art. Samhengið í íslenzkum...

Alliterative Morte Arthure’, Medium Ævum, 6.2 (June 1937), 81-98 'On Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða’, Medium Ævum, 8.1 (February 1939), 1-32 'The Lay of Attila'...

Poole passim. E.g., Gunnlaugs saga passim; Reykdæla saga ok Víga-Skútu §13. E.g., Hrafnkels saga passim. E.g., Ketils saga hœngs § 3. Annals of St Neots...

Heiðinn siður og Hrafnkels saga (The Theme. Paganism and Hrafnkels Saga),1988. Mímir, Reykjavík. Egils Saga og Úlfar tveir (Egils Saga and Two Wolves)...

forbodes a large battle and death. Furthermore, in both Landnámabók and Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða there are account of a being appearing in the dream of a settler...

between horses and Freyr is also seen in texts such as Hrafnkels saga, Vatnsdæla saga and Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar where horses are dedicated to the god;...

roles in the Icelandic sagas Hrafnkel's Saga, Njal's Saga and Grettir's Saga. Although written in the 13th century, these three sagas are set as far back...

where his father farmed; in 2000 he published a book arguing that Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða, which takes place in the valley, contains more historical...

are the sagas Þórðar saga hreðu (The Terror) and Hrafnkels saga (Frey's Priest). The story of the Banded-men, in Iceland: its scenes and sagas (1863),...

the Other Half Lives by Jacob A. Riis Howards End by E. M. Forster Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow Hunger by...

Runestone. The personal name Thorkell is mentioned in two sagas: Hrafnkel's Saga and the Laxdale Saga. "Thorkettill" translating as "Thors cauldron" is a reference...

the entire text of Hrafnkels saga in the Second Edition. Other selections include the poem "Þrymskviða" and parts of Hrólfs saga kraka. Both East Norse...

Jesse (1993), Feud in the Icelandic Saga, University of California Press, ISBN 0520082591 p. 243. Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Histories, Penguin Classics...

he who travels widely. This proverb echoes sentiments expressed in Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða, namely that travel abroad, where one is treated as an adult...