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Some of the names from EGILS SAGA

 

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Kveld-Úlfur Úlfur Bjálfason
Skalla-Grímur Kveldúlfsson Son of Kveld-Úlfur
Hallbera Yngarsdóttir                       F Wife of Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson
Þorgerður brák                                F Bondwoman of Skalla-Grímur
Þórólfur Son of Skallagrímur and Hallbera
Egill Skallagrímsson Son of Skallagrímur and Hallbera, born in Iceland 910
Ásgerður Björnsdóttir                      F Wife of Egill Skallagrímsson
Þorgerður                                       F Daughter of Egill Skallagrímsson
Bera                                               F Daughter of Egill Skallagrímsson
Böðvar Son of Egill Skallagrímsson
Gunnar Son of Egill Skallagrímsson
Þorsteinn Son of Egill Skallagrímsson
Þórður Granason Friend of Egill
Arinbjörn Friend of Egill
Berg-Önundur Brother-in-law of Ásgerður Björnsdóttir
Eiríkur blóðöx       (Eric Bloodaxe) King of Norway
Gunnhildur                                       F Wife of Eiríkur
Haraldur hárfagri    (Harald Finehair) Father of Eirikur
Atleyjar-Bárður Friend of Eirikur and Gunnhildur
Röngvaldur Son of Eiríkur and Gunnhildur
Aðalsteinn King of England
Ólafur rauði King of Scotland
Hákon Brother of Eiríkur
Arinbjörn hersir Friend of Eiríkur
Friðgeir  
Ljótur  
Haraldur gráfeldur Son of Eirikur and Gunnhildur
Arnviður jarl  
Ármóður skegg  
Úlfur  
Steinn  
Grímur Son of Þorsteinn Egilsson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The entry to the king's court is wide,
the way out narrow


The words are those of the wise counsellor Arinbjörn,
who mediates between his friends Egill and his king
and Egil
's archenemy Eirík Bloodaxe

 

 

 

 

 

Few names from NJÁL'S SAGA
The saga takes place in the period between 975 and 1014

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hámundur Father of Gunnar of Hlíðarenda
Gunnar á Hlíðarenda Gunnar Hámundarson from Hlíðarenda
Hallgerður Langbrók Höskuldsdóttir    F Wife of Gunnar á Hlíðarenda
Þorgeir  
Njáll Þorgeirsson Son of Þorgeir and friend of Gunnar, lived at Bergþórshvoll
Bergþóra Skarphéðinsdóttir                 F Wife og Njáll Þorgeirsson
Skarphéðinn Son of Njáll and Bergþóra
Grímur Son of Njáll and Bergþóra
Helgi Son of Njáll and Bergþóra
Þorgerður                                           F Daughter of Njáll and Bergþóra
Helga                                                 F Daughter of Njáll and Bergþóra
Högni Son of Gunnar and friend of Skarphéðinn
Þráinn Relative of Gunnar
Otkell Skarfsson  
Skammkell  
Hallkell Skarfsson  
Auðólfur  
Kolskeggur Brother of Gunnar á Hlíðarenda
Sámur Gunnars dog
Grani Gunnarsson Son of Hallgerður and Gunnar á Hlíðarenda
Kári Sólmundarson Friend of Njáll
Höskuldur Son of Þráinn of Hvítanes
Hildigunnur                                          F Wife of Höskuldur
Mörður Valgarðsson  
Flosi Relative of Hildigunnur
Þórður Kárason Grandson of Njáll and Bergþóra
Björn hvíti Kaðalsson Björn the white
Valgerður                                            F Wife of Björn
   

 

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