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.

Eyrbyggja Saga describes numerous supernatural events that mainly consist of undead animals rising up through the floor and Draugrs coming into the house to warm themselves by the fire.

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.

Eyrbyggja Saga.

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.

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.

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.

In the Eyrbyggja saga, Gudleif Gudlaugson and his crew had attempted to sail from Dublin to Iceland, but was instead driven out to sea, " first west and then south-west, well out of sight of land.

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.

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.

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.

The Orkneyinga Saga says that a dispute between Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney, and Karl Hundason began when Karl Hundason became " King of Scots " and claimed Caithness.

Færeyinga Saga says: " the ting stead of the Faroese was on Streymoy, and there is the harbour that is called Tórshavn ".

The Orkneyinga Saga says that Thorfinn was raised at Máel Coluim's court and was given the Mormaerdom of Caithness by his grandfather.

Saga says that " eastwards from Namdalen is Jämtland ", but actually the direction is southeast.

* The Saga of St. Olaf says that in the year 1021 and again in 1024 King Olaf ( 1015 – 1028 ) travelled north through the Gudbrandsdal valley to Dovrefjell, where he crossed to Nidaros and remained there all winter.

“ Kenning Morphology: Towards a Formal Definition of the Skaldic Kenning, or Kennings and Adjectives .” 13th International Saga Conference: Durham and York.

The namesake and subject of “ Ragnar ’ s Saga ”, and one of the most popular Viking heroes among the Norse themselves, Ragnar was a great Viking commander and the scourge of France and England.

* From “ The Saga of Seven Suns ”, the majority of the human controlled worlds are run under the banner of an Earth-based trade organization called “ The Terran Hanseatic League .”

* Account of the discovery of North America from the “ Saga of Eric the Red ”

She is best known for her appearances in “ The Saga of Eirik the Red ” and “ The Saga of the Greenlanders ,” known collectively as the “ The Vinland Sagas ”

Gudrid ’ s early story can be derived from “ The Saga of Eirik the Red ” and “ The Saga of the Greenlanders.

Although it is not mentioned in “ The Saga of Eirik the Red ,” according to the “ Saga of the Greenlanders ,” at the time Gudrid was married to a Norwegian merchant named Thorir, who died from illness after being rescued by Leif Eirikson.

According to the Saga, “ Thorstein had a farm and livestock in the western settlement at a place called Lysufjord ” and another man by the name of Thorstein ( whose wife in this version is named Sigrid ) owned a half-share on this farm.

The couple moved to the farm and, like in the Saga of the Greenlanders, Thorstein died and told Gudrid of her future, although in this version he focuses more on the importance of Christianity, asking Gudrid to “ donate their money to a church or poor people .”

After his death, Gurid moved back to Brattahlíð, where she married a merchant named Thorfinn Karlsefni, who is described in the Saga of Eirik the Red as being “ a man of good family and good means ” and “ a merchant of good repute .” According to " The Saga of the Greenlanders ," after their marriage, and at Gudrid ’ s urging, the two led an attempt to settle Vínland with sixty men, five women, and a cargo of various livestock ( while it is implied in " The Saga of Eirik the Red " that she accompanies him, Gudrid is never actually mentioned in the account of the journey ).