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    Hrafnkels saga (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈhrɑvnˌkels ˌsɑɣɑ]; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈr̥apn̥ˌcɛls ˌsaːɣa] ) or Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða (O.N.: [ˈfrœysˌɡoðɑ];...
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    Ísfirðings Heiðarvíga saga Hrafnkels saga Hrana saga hrings (post-medieval) Hænsna-Þóris saga Íslendingabók (One of the earliest sagas written about the founding...
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  • written by an author in the east of Iceland and is a sequel to Hrafnkels saga. The saga revolves around the lives and times of the residents of the Fljótsdalur...
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  • "Tobbi"; the Swedish is "Tobbe." The supposed site of Þorbjörn's farm in Hrafnkels saga was known as "Tobbahól" by the locals. Torbjørn Agdestein (born 1991)...
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  • singular omnipotent deity. Thus, Hrafnkell, protagonist of the eponymous Hrafnkels saga set in the 10th century, as his temple to Freyr is burnt and he is enslaved...
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  • legendary sword in The Saga of Hromund Gripsson. A similar name, "Sámr", appears related to characters in both Hrafnkels saga & Njáls saga. Háleygjatal, stanza...
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  • This was a generous offer, similar to Hrafnkel's offer to Thorbjorn for the death of Einar in Hrafnkels saga. Borghild, however, was not placated by...
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    although there are also saga accounts of devotés of Freyr in Iceland, including a "priest of Freyr" in the later Hrafnkels saga. There are no place-names...
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    and rides it to the hof, before dragging Frey out of the building. In Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða, the eponymous goði was a friend of Frey and shared half his...
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    Freyr (section Ynglinga saga)
    Worship of Freyr is alluded to in several Icelanders' sagas. The protagonist of Hrafnkels saga is a priest of Freyr. He dedicates a horse to the god and...
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