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Hrafnistumannasögur
The ''Hrafnistumannasögur'' is a group of legendary sagas surrounding the family of Ketil Trout of Halogaland. (Ketil is sometimes confused with his grandson, Ketil Trout of Namdalen.) The group is named after Hrafnista, modern Ramsta in northern Norway. *''Ketils saga hœngs'' *''Gríms saga loðinkinna'' *'' Örvar-Odds saga'' *''Áns saga bogsveigis'' Ketil Trout, the protagonist of ''Ketils saga hœngs'', was the father of Grimr Hairy-Cheek, the protagonist of ''Gríms saga loðinkinna'', and the grandfather of Orvar-Odd, the protagonist of ''Örvar-Odds saga''. In the opening lines of '' Egil's saga'', which features extensive relations with the Ramsta family and Halogaland and thus may be called the nearest saga to the Hrafnista group, we are informed about Ketil Trout's father Hallbjörn Half-troll, who was half Saami The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI, pronounced "Sammy") is an association of American manufacturers of firearms, ammuni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsta, Nærøy
Ramsta or Ramstad (Old Norse: ''Hrafnista'') is a small farming village in Nærøysund municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located about half-way between the villages of Abelvær and Steine on an island near the mouth of the Foldafjord. It was the home of a family from which came several heroes in a group of legendary sagas called the ''Hrafnistumannasögur''. The islands of Nærøy were an old central meeting place, not only for the people of Namdalen, but also for people from neighbouring districts. See also *Sölve Sölve was a sea-king who conquered Sweden by burning the Swedish king Östen to death inside his hall. The ''Heimskringla'' relates that he was the son of Högne of Nærøy, and that he had his home in Jutland (however, according to the olde ..., another legendary Norse hero from Nærøy. References Saga locations Villages in Trøndelag Nærøysund Nærøy {{saga-stub ... [...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] |
Gríms Saga Loðinkinna
''Gríms saga loðinkinna'', or ''The Saga of Grim Shaggy-Cheek'' is one of the legendary sagas. It is from the 14th century and takes place in eighth-century Norway. It is one of the sagas called the '' Hrafnistumannasögur'' surrounding Ketill Hængr and his relatives. Grimr Loðinkinni (Shaggy Cheek) was the son of Ketill Hængr (Salmon). From birth, one of his cheeks was covered with dark hair and that area was impervious to weapons. He ruled over most of Halogaland, a province in northern Norway, and traveled south to betroth Lofthæna, daughter of Harald, a powerful ruler in the Oslofjjord. Seven nights before the wedding, Lofthæna mysteriously disappears. On a subsequent trip to Finnmark in the far north, Grímr vanquishes two trolls in a cave encounter and then loses all his men in a pitched battle over a beached whale. Close to death himself, a hideous troll woman offers to help him, but only if he will kiss her and lie with her at night. He awakes to find Lofthæna, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Áns Saga Bogsveigis
''Áns saga bogsveigis'', the saga of Án the bow-bender, is one of the legendary sagas called the '' Hrafnistumannasögur'' surrounding the relatives of Ketil Trout. It concerns a feud between An the Bow-bender and Ingjald, king of Namdalen Namdalen ( sma, Nååmesjevuemie) is a traditional district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Namsos, Grong, Overhalla, Røyrvik, Nærøysund, Høylandet, Flatanger, Lierne, Leka, and Namsskogan, all in Trøn .... It was probably written in the 14th century. References * "The Saga of Án Bow-Bender" (transl. Shaun Hughes, in Thomas H. Ohlgren, ed. ''Medieval Outlaws: Twelve Tales in Modern English.'' West Lafayette, Indiana: Parlor Press, 2005.) * ''The Saga of Aun the Bow-Bender'' (transl. Willard Larson. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1995.) * "The Saga of An Bow-Bender", in ''The Hrafnista Sagas'' (transl. Ben Waggoner. The Troth. 2009) External linksThe saga in Old Norse at Snerpa [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legendary Saga
A legendary saga or ''fornaldarsaga'' (literally, "story/history of the ancient era") is a Norse saga that, unlike the Icelanders' sagas, takes place before the settlement of Iceland.The article ''Fornaldarsagor'' in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' (1991) There are some exceptions, such as ''Yngvars saga víðförla'', which takes place in the 11th century. The sagas were probably all written in Iceland, from about the middle of the 13th century to about 1400, although it is possible that some may be of a later date,Einar Ól. Sveinsson, "Fornaldarsögur", in ''Kulturhistorisk leksikon for nordisk middelalder fra vikingtid til reformasjonstid, bd. 4'' (Copenhagen, 1959) such as '' Hrólfs saga kraka''. Description of the sagas In terms of form, ''fornaldarsögur'' are similar to various other saga-genres, but tend towards fairly linear, episodic narratives. Like sagas in other genres, many quote verse, but in the ''fornaldarsögur'' that verse is almost invariably in the metre of Eddaic v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Ketil Trout Of Namdalen
Ketil Thorkelsson ( Old Norse: ), better known by his nickname Ketil Trout or Ketil Salmon (O.N.: ; Modern Icelandic: ) was a Norwegian military commander ('' hersir'') of the late ninth century who settled in Iceland around 900 CE. He appears in '' Egils saga'', the ''Landnámabók'', and other Icelandic sources. Biography Ketil was the son of Hrafnhild (daughter of Ketil Trout of Hrafnista) and Thorkel, jarl of Namdalen. Ketil was a man of great wealth and a close friend and kinsman of Thorolf Kveldulfsson and his brother Skallagrim., ''Egil's Saga'', Chapter XXIII, pp. 62–63 With his wife Ingunn, Ketil had several children, including Storolf, Herjolf, Helgi, Vestar, and Hrafn Hængsson, the last of whom was one of the first lawspeakers. A place pivotal in the life of Ketil was an estate named Torgar,. The estate had passed from Ketil's uncle by marriage, Brynjolf,) to his son Bard "the White" Brynjolfsson (Ketil's first cousin). Bard, in turn, bequeathed the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 c. 850–1000 and traces the family's history from Egill's grandfather to his offspring. Its oldest manuscript (a fragment) dates back to 1240 AD, and comprises the sole source of information on the exploits of Egill, whose life is not historically recorded. Stylistic and other similarities between ''Egill's Saga'' and ''Heimskringla'' have led many scholars to believe that they were the work of the same author, Snorri Sturluson. The work is generally referred to as ''Egla'' by Icelandic scholars. Synopsis The saga begins in Norway around 850, with the life of Egill's grandfather Ulf ( Úlfr) aka Kveldulf or "Evening Wolf", and his two sons Thorolf (Þórólfr) and Skallagrim ( Skalla-Grímr). Strife with the royal house drive the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallbjorn Halftroll
Hallbjorn Halftroll or Hallbjorn Ulfsson was an early ninth century Norwegian hersir. He was the father of Ketil Trout of Hrafnista. He is mentioned in the ''Ketils saga hœngs'' as well as '' Egils saga'' and the ''Landnámabók (, "Book of Settlements"), often shortened to , is a medieval Icelandic written work which describes in considerable detail the settlement () of Iceland by the Norse in the 9th and 10th centuries CE. is divided into five parts and over ...''. He was Norwegian- Sami.Pálsson, Hermann. "The Sami People in Old Norse Literature." Nordlit 3.1 (2012): 29-53. "The following nouns were used about people of mixed parentage:".."halftroll 'a half troll'. This is used as the nickname of Hallbjorn of Ramsta in Namdalen, father of Ketill hoengr, and ancestor of some of the settlers of Iceland, including Skalla-Grimr." References 9th-century Norwegian people Norwegian Sámi people {{Norway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sami People
Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise network of malaria researchers People * Samee, also spelled Sami, a male given name * Sami (name), including lists of people with the given name or surname * Sámi people, indigenous people of the Scandinavian Peninsula, the Kola Peninsula, Karelia and Finland ** Sámi cuisine ** Sámi languages, of the Sami people ** Sámi shamanism, a faith of the Sami people Places * Sápmi, a cultural region in Northern Europe * Sami (ancient city), in Elis, Greece * Sami Bay, east of Sami, Cephalonia * Sami District, Gambia * Sami, Burkina Faso, a district of the Banwa Province * Sami, Cephalonia, a municipality in Greece * Sami, Gujarat, a town in Patan district of Gujarat, India * Sami, Paletwa, a town in Chin State, Myanmar * Sämi, a village in Lä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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