Áns saga bogsveigis

ABSTRACT This article argues that the Icelandic legendary saga Áns saga bogsveigis was written as a complementary Egils saga with an alternative outcome, one in which it is not the aggressive tyrant who wins, but the farmers. To achieve this, the author uses an option that Egill’s family...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eldar Heide
Format: Article
Language:Danish
Published: Scandinavian University Press/Universitetsforlaget 2018-01-01
Series:Edda
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Online Access:https://www.idunn.no/edda/2018/02/ns_saga_bogsveigis