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Author: Björn Vernharðsson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 182
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We focus attention to the possible sites for the Battle of Brunanburh by paying extra attention to all known sources known for the battle. We focus on two known poems that describe the events in detail; that is the Brunanburh poem and the poems in Egil's saga as well as other known sources for this battle. The poems in Egil's saga are contemporary with the events, even though the saga was written in the 13th century, the poems are older and are thought to be the work of Egill Skallagrímsson himself. We also use other references that conform to elements in other known sources like the issue of silver in this time. We conclude from all these sources that the Battle might have been fought in Hunwick in County Durham. We revive the poems in Egil's saga, the Brunanburh poem and the relation these poems have with the old Icelandic poem Völuspá and we conclude that the Brunanburh poem is much related to these Old Icelandic poems and Egill Skallagrímsson might have been the poet of the Brunanburh poem.
Author: Björn Vernharðsson Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 182
Book Description
We focus attention to the possible sites for the Battle of Brunanburh by paying extra attention to all known sources known for the battle. We focus on two known poems that describe the events in detail; that is the Brunanburh poem and the poems in Egil's saga as well as other known sources for this battle. The poems in Egil's saga are contemporary with the events, even though the saga was written in the 13th century, the poems are older and are thought to be the work of Egill Skallagrímsson himself. We also use other references that conform to elements in other known sources like the issue of silver in this time. We conclude from all these sources that the Battle might have been fought in Hunwick in County Durham. We revive the poems in Egil's saga, the Brunanburh poem and the relation these poems have with the old Icelandic poem Völuspá and we conclude that the Brunanburh poem is much related to these Old Icelandic poems and Egill Skallagrímsson might have been the poet of the Brunanburh poem.
Author: Stefán Björnsson Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781987644623 Category : Languages : en Pages : 64
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The authors follow the text of Egil's saga written in Iceland in the thirteenth century to locate the battle field of Brunanburh. A great battle that meant so much for the history of English isles but have not yet been located. The saga is based on poems by Egill made at the time of the battle. The saga is based on poems by Egil as he claimed to have been a participant in the battle of Brunanburh and there he lost his brother Thorolf. In his poem he uses the name Vínu as the name for the place and we hope that name will help locate the battlefield. Using the name and description in the saga we want to come forward with our idea that the battle field is near Vinovia on the Roman Road, Dere street, in the county of Durham. And the battle was fought in a field close to and north of Hunwick. In his Poem he refer to Vinu/Vina as the place where Egill buries his brother Thorolf, who died in the battle. We assume it to be the Roman fort of Vinovia. In the saga we have description of a field big enough with river on the east side and wood on the west side. Sloping area on the north side where the Scots and their allies did camp and sloped hill on the south side where the king's men camped. All this can be found on a location right north of Hunwick, which is only one kilometer northwest from the bridge over the river Wear from Vinovia. The saga tells of two towns in intermediate distance and we assume Durham to be the one in the north and Darlington in the south. We hope that there are some evidences in museums and libraries that can shed further light on the matter and would appeal to the professions of sociological nature to investigate in view of our theory, that the battle of Brunanburth was fought in a field north of Hunwick in the county of Durham. We assume that this text should be interesting and important for many professions and the British society. There has never been made a serious attempt to search for the site for the battle by using Egil's saga as a reference point. We both hope that the readers can take interest in this eventful and significant battle that was fought nearly eleven hundred years ago.
Author: Michael Livingston Publisher: Liverpool Historical Casebooks ISBN: 9780859898638 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Gathers together for the first time the key historical and literary primary sources for the study of the Battle of Brunanburh in their language of origin with facing-page translations and explanatory notes. Many of the sources are translated here for the first time."--Page 4 of cover.
Author: John R. Kirby Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1789691109 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 62
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Was Egil’s Saga ‘written’ by Snorri Sturluson or by more than one person? Was it embellished by Snorri or others? Where did the Brúnanburh traditions come from? Is it accurate enough to be used as a historic source – a factual reference? This study aims to identify the incongruities within this saga demonstrating a correct analysis.
Author: Stephen Harding Publisher: University of Chester ISBN: 1908258306 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 253
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Around 1,100 years ago a group of Viking settlers from Scandinavia arrived somewhere between Þorsteinnstún (Thurstaston) and Melar (Meols) on the shores of north Wirral – a small peninsula lying between the Rivers Dee and Mersey – having been driven out of Ireland. This initiated a mass migration of their fellow countrymen into the area and soon they had established a community with a clearly defined border, its own leader, its own language, a trading port, and at its centre a place of assembly or government – the Thing at Þingvöllr (Thingwall). This community was answerable to nobody else: the English, the Welsh, the Dublin Norse, the Isle of Man, Iceland, and not even Norway. The Wirral-Norse settlement therefore satisfied all the criteria of an independent, self-governing Viking state – albeit a mini one! This book, written by Wirral-exile and scientist Steve Harding, is about these people, why they left Scandinavia, where they settled, their religion and their possible pastimes. Wirral was also probably witness to one of the greatest battles in the history of the British Isles – Brunanburh. The third edition of this highly popular book has been updated to incorporate the identification of the mysterious Dingesmere in the Battle, the importance and relation of Wirral to the wider Viking Commonwealth, including the Isle of Man, North Wales, Scotland and Ireland, together with the results from the Wirral and West Lancashire Viking DNA project, where up to 50% of the DNA of men from old Wirral and West Lancashire families appeared to be Scandinavian in origin.
Author: E. R. Eddison Publisher: Gateway ISBN: 147321212X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 372
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Egil's Saga is the tale of the long and brutal life of Egil Skallagrimsson, the tenth-century warrior-poet: a morally ambiguous character who was both the composer of intricately beautiful poetry and a physical grotesque capable of staggering brutality. It recounts Egil's progression from youthful savagery to mature wisdom as he struggles to avenge his father's exile from Norway, defend his honour against the Norwegian King Erik Bloodaxe, and fight for the English King Athelstan in his battles against Scotland. Translated from Icelandic by the great fantasist, E R Eddison, and accounted by many to be the greatest of the Icelandic sagas, Egil's Saga is a fascinating depiction of a deeply human character.
Author: John R. Kirby Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology ISBN: 9781789691092 Category : Brunanburh, Battle of, 937 Languages : en Pages : 62
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Was Egil's Saga 'written' by Snorri Sturluson or by more than one person? Was it embellished by Snorri or others? Where did the Brúnanburh traditions come from? Is it accurate enough to be used as a historic source - a factual reference? This study aims to identify the incongruities within this saga demonstrating a correct analysis.
Author: Björn Vernharðsson
Author: Björn Vernharðsson
Author: Stefán Björnsson (Historian)
Author: Stefán Björnsson
Author: Michael Livingston
Author: John R. Kirby
Author: Stephen Harding
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Author: Alister Campbell
Author: E. R. Eddison
Author: John R. Kirby