Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from
Old Norse
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. It may refer to:
Characters
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Egil (Hymiskvida), farmer in the poem ''Hymiskvida''
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Egil, brother of Volund, hero of Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga
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Egil One-Hand, hero from the Icelandic saga ''Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana''
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Ongentheow, also known as Egil
Places
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Eğil, a district of Diyarbakır Province, south eastern Turkey
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Egil Peak, Sverdrup Mountains, Antarctica
Other uses
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Egil (given name)
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flight controller
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See also
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Alt for Egil'', a 2004 Norwegian musical film directed by Tore Rygh, starring Kristoffer Joner and Trond Høvik
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Egil's Saga
''Egill's Saga'' or ''Egil's saga'' ( non, Egils saga ; ) is an Icelandic saga (family saga) on the lives of the clan of Egill Skallagrímsson (Anglicised as Egill Skallagrimsson), an Icelandic farmer, viking and skald. The saga spans the years ...
, 13th century Icelandic saga
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Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery, an Icelandic brewery and beverage company based in Reykjavík and founded on April 17, 1913
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