Egil, the Viking Poet. Edited by Laurence de Looze, Jón Karl Helgason, Russell Poole, and Torfi H. Tulinius. Toronto Old Norse-Icelandic Series. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2015.

Egil, the Viking Poet focuses on one of the best-known Icelandic sagas, that of the extraordinary hero Egil Skallagrimsson. Descended from a lineage of trolls, shape-shifters, and warriors, Egil’s transformation from a precocious and murderous child into a raider, mercenary, litigant, landholder, and poet epitomizes the many facets of Viking legend.

The contributors to this collection of essays approach Egil’s story from a variety of perspectives, including psychology, philology, network theory, social history, and literary theory. Strikingly original, their essays will appeal not only to dedicated students of Old Norse-Icelandic literature but also to those working in the fields of Viking studies, comparative ethnology, and folklore.

• Rafræn útgáfa (Google Books).

Umfjöllun

• Anthony Adams. "Egil, the Viking Poet." The Medieval Review (2016).
• Emily Lethbridge. "Egil, the Viking Poet." Journal of English and Germanic Philology 116/4 (2017): 526-28.