Hrafnistumannasögur

Hrafnistumannasögur

The "Hrafnistumannasögur" is a group of legendary sagas surrounding Ketil Trout and his relatives. 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 we are informed that Ketil Trout's father Hallbjörn Half-troll, the father of Ketil Trout.

ource and external link

* [http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~crobins/ "Is it any wonder? Perception of the supernatural in Icelandic legendary sagas and Ketils saga hængs"]


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