Valla-Ljóts saga() is one of thesagas of Icelandersdating from the 13th century. [1]
The saga tells of events inSvarfaðardalurduring and after the introduction of Christianity. The saga can be seen as a continuation ofSvarfdœla sagawhich is set in the same vicinity. The saga centers on chieftains Ljót Ljótólfsson from Völlum inSvarfaðardalurand his opponent Gudmund Eyjólfsson the mighty (Guðmundr inn ríki Eyjólfsson).[2][3][4][5]
See also
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edit- Peter A. Jorgensen (Ed.):Valla-Ljóts Saga.Bilingual Edition (Icelandic/English) of MS AM 161 fol. Saarbrücken, AQ-Verlag 1991.ISBN978-3-922441-59-5.
References
edit- ^Børge Nordbø."Valla-Ljóts saga".Store norske leksikon.RetrievedDecember 1,2019.
- ^"Valla-Ljóts saga".sagadb.org.RetrievedNovember 1,2019.
- ^"Svarfdæla saga".sagadb.org.RetrievedNovember 1,2019.
- ^ Per G. Norseng."Gudmund den mektige Øyolvsson".Store norske leksikon.RetrievedNovember 1,2019.
- ^Marlene Ciklamini (1963). "The Old Icelandic Duel".Scandinavian Studies.35(3): 175–194.JSTOR40916463.
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