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Egill Skallagrímsson
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910–983 · Viking Age poet, warrior and farmer

Also known as: Egil Skallagrimson, Egil Skallagrimsson, Egill Skallagrimson, Эгиль Скаллагримссон, 에길 스칼라그림손, エギル・スカラグリームスソン

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Known works

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  • Egil Skallagrimssons Höfuđlausn
  • Hofuðlausn, Sonatorrek, Arinbjarnarkviða (1934)
  • Försök till tolkning och förklaring af Arinbiarnar-drápa
  • Hǫfuðlausn, Sonátorrek, Arinbjarnarkviða