[Mythology] The Egil's Skallagrimsson Saga

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The Saga of Egil Skallagrímson, is a narrative literary work written in prose, whose protagonist is Scalding Egil. The Icelandic saga is one of the masterpieces of medieval Scandinavian narrative. It was written around 1230 by Snorri Sturluson. Argument Skallagrim is a Viking who lives in Norway and gets an enemy of King Harald of Norway due to the death of his brother Thorolf. For these and other reasons decide to seek refuge in Iceland. However, relations between the family and the king get worse, especially by the arrogance of his second son Egil. He is huge, dark and strong, and unlike his brother Thorolf Skallagrimson, Egil is not in favor or favorable to the king. It opposed his successor, Erik and an inheritance dispute with one of its jarls. The story goes even beyond the death of Egil Skallagrimson.