Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana

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The Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana ( Saga of Egil Einhand and Asmund the Berserkerbezwinger ) is a Nordic prehistoric saga (Fornaldarsaga) probably from the 14th century. It has come down to us in three Icelandic manuscripts from the early 15th century.

The saga tells of adventures that Egil and his companion Ásmundar had in Rússia , and also in Jötunheim and Halogaland .

literature

  • Rudolf Simek , Hermann Pálsson : Lexicon of old Norse literature. The medieval literature of Norway and Iceland (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 490). 2nd, significantly increased and revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-520-49002-5 .
  • Kay Busch, Great Power Status and Interpretation of Sagas: The Swedish Prehistoric Saga Editions of the 17th and 18th Centuries , Phil. Diss., University of Erlangen, 2002 digitized (pdf)