Gautreks saga (Gautrek's Saga) is a Scandinavian legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts. It seems to have been intended as a compilation of traditional stories, often humorous, about a legendary King Gautrek of West Geatland, to serve as a kind of prequel to the already existing Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar (Saga of Hrólf son of Gautrek). See also king of the Geats.
Gautrekssaga (Gautrek'sSaga) is a Scandinavian legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts...
ISBN 0-340-09396-X. Gautrek'sSaga. Trans. Fox, Denton and Pálsson, Hermann (1974). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-1925-0. Gautrekssaga in Old...
as Historia Norwegiæ: xi Dagr. xii Alrekr. xiii Agni. xiiii Yngvi. Gautrekssaga also makes Alrek and Eirík sons of Agni by Skjálf and co-kings and it...
appears in several sources, such as Gautrekssaga, Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar, Bósa saga ok Herrauðs, Ynglinga saga, Nafnaþulur (part of the Prose Edda)...
concubine of Olaf II of Norway, mother of Magnus the Good Álfhildr (Gautrekssaga), the daughter of king Harald of Wendland and wife of Geatish king Gautrekr...
appears in Gautrekssaga and in Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar. Ingeborg appears in the Tyrfing Cycle, e.g. Orvar-Odd's saga and Hervarar saga. Áli's inclusion...
Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana Eireks saga víðförla Frá Fornjóti ok hans ættmönnum Friðþjófs saga ins frœkna Gautrekssaga Gríms saga loðinkinna...
punishing Argos and Thebes in Thebaid by Statius. There are mentions in Gautrekssaga and in the euhemerized work of Saxo Grammaticus of the Norse gods meeting...
appears in Gautrekssaga and in Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar. Ingeborg appears in the Tyrfing Cycle, e.g. Orvar-Odd's saga and Hervarar saga. Áli's inclusion...
for nine nights, to attain wisdom and magical powers. In the late GautreksSaga, King Víkarr is hanged and then punctured by a spear; his executioner...
might have a contested status as petty kingdoms. Rulers: Legendary(From Gautrekssaga) Harald the Agder-King (legendary) Víkar (Harald Agder-king's son) Harald...
mentions in two legendary sagas of boys being born with the marks of wounds that were dealt to an ancestor: in Gautrekssaga, a poem by Starkaðr alludes...
"the great thyle", presumably refers to Odin himself, and Beowulf. In Gautrekssaga, Starkad is referred to as a þulr after he sacrifices a king. The word...
Jakobsson (2011), p. 295. Gautrek'sSaga and Other Medieval Tales, pp. 99-101. CITEREFPálssonEdwards_(trr.)1973. Eyrbyggja Saga, p. 115. Curran (2005),...
an island in sea. In Gautrekssaga, Starkaðr meets Odin among other gods on an island near Hordaland, while in Jómsvíkinga saga, Earl Hákon goes to an...
will soon be in Valhalla, despite being killed by snakes in a pit. In Gautrek'sSaga members of a household believe they will go to Valhalla after sacrificing...
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