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Egill Skallagrímsson and Old Norse literature

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Difference between Egill Skallagrímsson and Old Norse literature

Egill Skallagrímsson vs. Old Norse literature

Egill Skallagrímsson (c. 904c. 995) was a Viking-Age poet, warrior and farmer. Old Norse literature refers to the vernacular literature of the Scandinavian peoples up to c. 1350.

Similarities between Egill Skallagrímsson and Old Norse literature

Egill Skallagrímsson and Old Norse literature have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Eric Bloodaxe, Höfuðlausn, Iceland, Kingdom of Northumbria, Saga, Skald.

Eric Bloodaxe

Eric Haraldsson (Old Norse: Eiríkr Haraldsson, Eirik Haraldsson; c. 885 – 954), nicknamed Eric Bloodaxe (Old Norse: Eiríkr blóðøx, Eirik Blodøks), was a 10th-century Norwegian ruler.

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Höfuðlausn

Höfuðlausn or the "Head's Ransom" is a skaldic poem attributed to Egill Skalla-Grímsson in praise of king Eirik Bloodaxe.

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Iceland

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of and an area of, making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.

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Kingdom of Northumbria

The Kingdom of Northumbria (Norþanhymbra rīce) was a medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now northern England and south-east Scotland.

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Saga

Sagas are stories mostly about ancient Nordic and Germanic history, early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, and migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families.

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Skald

The term skald, or skáld (Old Norse:, later;, meaning "poet"), is generally used for poets who composed at the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking Age and Middle Ages.

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Egill Skallagrímsson and Old Norse literature Comparison

Egill Skallagrímsson has 61 relations, while Old Norse literature has 27. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 6.82% = 6 / (61 + 27).

References

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