Ketil Trout

	Ketil Trout Ketil Trout, known in Old Norse as ''Ketill hængr'' (Modern Icelandic Ketil Hæng), is the name of several figures from Norse folklore. Two are especially prominent: * Ketil Trout of Hranista, also known as Ketil Trout of Halogaland, the hero of the legendary ''Ketils saga hœngs :''The hero of this saga is often confused with his grandson by the same name.'' ''Ketils saga hœngs'' or ''The Saga of Ketil Trout'' is an Icelandic legendary saga on the Norwegian chieftain Ketil Hallbjarnarson Haeng ( non, Ketill hœngr Hal ...'' * his grandson, Ketil Trout of Namdalen, a chieftain in early 10th century Iceland {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their Viking expansion, overseas settlements and chronologically coincides with the Viking Age, the Christianization of Scandinavia and the consolidation of Scandinavian kingdoms from about the 7th to the 15th centuries. The Proto-Norse language developed into Old Norse by the 8th century, and Old Norse began to develop into the modern North Germanic languages in the mid-to-late 14th century, ending the language phase known as Old Norse. These dates, however, are not absolute, since written Old Norse is found well into the 15th century. Old Norse was divided into three dialects: Old West Norse, ''Old West Norse'' or ''Old West Nordic'' (often referred to as ''Old Norse''), Old East Norse, ''Old East Norse'' or ''Old East Nordic'', and ''Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ketils Saga Hœngs :''The hero of this saga is often confused with his grandson by the same name.'' ''Ketils saga hœngs'' or ''The Saga of Ketil Trout'' is an Icelandic legendary saga on the Norwegian chieftain Ketil Hallbjarnarson Haeng ( non, Ketill hœngr Hallbjarnarson), also known as "Ketil Trout of Hrafnista". Hrafnista is present-day Ramsta, Hålogaland, Northern Norway. The work belongs in a group of sagas collectively called the ''Hrafnistumannasögur'' surrounding Ketil Trout and his relatives. Ketil grows up to become a rascal and an Askeladd, but matures and becomes a formidable champion. He slays a dragon and goes through a number of fights, mostly to defend his daughter. In a fight with Dusti, the king of the Samis, he slays the king and takes his sword and three magic arrowheads of flintstone (Hremsa, Fifa and Flaug). Together with the giantess Hrafnhild, Ketil has the son Grim Shaggy-Cheek, who was the father of Orvar-Odd. Ketil is traditionally regarded as the father of Hr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]