Thorolf of Eyrbyggja Saga was " uncorrupted, and with an ugly look about him ... swollen to the size of an ox ," and his body was so heavy that it could not be raised without levers.

In Eyrbyggja Saga the draugar infesting the home of the Icelander Kiartan were driven off by holding a " door-doom ".

In the Eyrbyggja Saga a shepherd is assaulted by a blue-black draugr.

The other two relate to the saga literature ; the first is a retelling of Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa ( alluded to in Eyrbyggja Saga and Heimskringla ), while the second is a direct translation from Egil's saga, supplemented with extensive notes, some which explain Eddison's aesthetic and philosophical outlook.

Eyrbyggja Saga details the transition of paganism to Christianity within Icelandic settlement under the direction of Snorri Goði, or “ Snorri the Priest .” The emphasis on justice and the conviction in their system of governance is reflected within the saga: “ They say we ’ ll suffer setbacks in court ; we must plead for support from powerful chieftains: but Arnkel will argue an eloquent case, he ’ ll sway judge and jury-I have faith in justice .” However, court decisions were often displaced by personal and violent acts of vengeance as a matter of duty and honor.

The Eyrbyggja Saga alludes that a customary start to a battle included throwing a spear right over the enemy army to claim it for Odin.

Aud figures in several Norse sagas, including ; Landnámabók, Njal's Saga, Laxdaela Saga, Eyrbyggja Saga, Eiríks saga rauða and Grettis Saga.

Eyrbyggja saga () is one of the Icelanders ' sagas translating to The Saga of the People of Eyri.

Another main interest of the Eyrbyggja Saga is to trace a few key families as they settled Iceland, specifically around the Snæfellsnes peninsula.

Sections of the Eyrbyggja Saga have survived in fragments from the 13th century and in numerous manuscripts from the 14th century.

Modern day HelgafellThe story of the Eyrbyggja Saga frequently turns on actions that stem from greed, fear, ambition or downright meanness, as it describes cold hearted bargaining between farmers and chieftains.

** Eyrbyggja Saga shows the Norse system of legalities on Snæfellsnes which used a trial by jury system.

Chapter 31 of Eyrbyggja Saga reveals the death of Thorolf Halt-Foot, who is also the father of Arnkel.

* Eyrbyggja saga -- full text and English translation at the Icelandic Saga Database

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Ketill is a character in such works as the Laxdaela saga, Eyrbyggja saga, and Eirik the Red's Saga and his genealogy is described in detail in the Landnámabók.

In the Eyrbyggja Saga, it says, “ Ketil Flat-Nose arranged the marriage of his daughter Aud to Olaf the White, the greatest warrior-king at that time in the British Isles .” By noting that Ketil Flat-Nose purposely married his daughter off to a well-known warrior when he got on the bad side of King Harald Fine-Hair brings to light the importance of marrying well to protect your family.

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The creation of a draugr is not exactly clear, but in the Eyrbyggja saga, a shepherd is killed by a draugr and rises the next night as one himself.

Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa and Eyrbyggja saga agree with all previously mentioned versions by making Styrbjörn take command of the Jomsvikings after they already had been established.

Gesta Danorum ( book 10 ), Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa and Eyrbyggja saga relate that in the early 980s, the exiled Swedish prince Styrbjörn the Strong brought the Jomsvikings to a devastating defeat against Styrbjörn's uncle Eric the Victorious at the Battle of the Fýrisvellir, Uppsala, in 984 or 985, while trying to take the crown of Sweden by force of arms.

Among written sources which the author likely used are Laxdœla saga, Eyrbyggja saga and Ljósvetninga saga as well as the lost sagas Brjáns saga and Gauks saga Trandilssonar.

But the Eyrbyggja saga from the Icelandic Scandinavian influence tradition speak of human sacrifices in honor of the Scandinavian god Thor.

Stories and references can be found throughout various sagas including: Laxdæla saga, Eiriks saga, and Eyrbyggja saga.

Snorri Þorbrandsson is a character in the Icelandic Eyrbyggja saga.

Parts of his story are also retold in Eyrbyggja saga, Saxo Grammaticus ' Gesta Danorum ( book 10 ), Knýtlinga saga and Hervarar saga.

This story is retold in the Eyrbyggja saga but here it is Ketill rather than Harald who led the expedition, and after the initial victory the former retained the islands as " personal domain " rather than bringing them under Harald's rule.

Snorri Sturluson in his Heimskringla, in the Saga of Hákon the Good, describes the custom of the bragarfull at feasts:

Chapter 46 of Egils Saga describes one Viking expedition by the Vikings Thorolf and Egill Skallagrímsson in Courland.

Thorstein Vikingson's Saga, 1, describes it as a compound of Hial, " Hel " or " spirit ," and " loge ", " fire ".

Module FR9, Bloodstone Lands, describes the area of the Forgotten Realms where the Bloodstone Pass Saga occurs.

After years of working on numerous films as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director in 1943, during World War II with the popular action film Sanshiro Sugata ( a. k. a. Judo Saga ).

She has faced death numerous times in the history of the series, the first being when, in her guise as Marvel Girl, she died and was " reborn " as Phoenix, which in time led to her second-though not last-death in the classic " Dark Phoenix Saga ".

Later he gave further outlines and specifics in numerous tapes, and in 1996 the Finnish writer Juha Javanainen collected some basic extracts in the book Bockin Perheen Saga ( Helsinki, 1996 ).

Later he gave further outlines and specifics in numerous tapes and in 1996 the Finnish writer Juha Javanainen collected some basic extracts in the book Bockin Perheen Saga ( Helsinki, 1996 ).

In 1982 he went independent and became a freelance artist, finding success as an illustrator for numerous authors, and worked on many best selling novels such as The Guin Saga and Vampire Hunter D. He is also known for his commissioned illustrations for the popular video-game franchise Final Fantasy.

Book collections included Presenting the Best of Tumbleweeds: An, Uh, Unusual Saga of the Old West ( Cool Hand Communications, 1994 ), plus numerous mass-market paperbacks published by Fawcett.

They have produced several well-known anime series, such as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Excel Saga, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, Shakugan no Shana, Toaru Majutsu no Index, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, Honey and Clover, Alien Nine, Azumanga Daioh, Toradora !, Zero No Tsukaima, Ikki Tousen and numerous others.

The early Meiji government was threatened by internal revolts, such as the Saga Rebellion and Satsuma Rebellion, and numerous rural peasant uprisings.

Considered a leading figure in 20th century French literature, Michel Leiris left a considerable amount of works, as diverse as they are numerous, from autobiographical works such as L ’ Age d ’ homme ( 1939 ), La Règle du jeu ( 1948 – 1976 ) and his Journal 1922-1989 ( published postmortem in 1992 ); art criticism such as Au verso des images ( 1980 ) or Francis Bacon face et profil ( 1983 ); music criticism such as Operratiques ( 1992 ); and scientific contributions such as La Langue secrète des Dogons de Saga ( 1948 ) and Race et civilisation ( 1951 ).