egilssaga

Updated: May 5, 2025

The stories in the Grettissaga, Flateyjarbók, and Egilssaga to which counterparts are found in Beowulf, he believes to have been acquired by contact either with the Beowulf legend or, perhaps, with the Anglo-Saxon epic itself.

Oscar Ludvig Olson - The Relation of the Hrólfs Saga Kraka and the Bjarkarímur to Beowulf : A Contribution To The History Of Saga Development In England And The : Scandinavian Countries