Saga Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald

Saga of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald

by Anonymous

This Icelandic saga, set in the 9th century, tells the tragic tale of Gunnlaugr Ormstunga and Hrafn Önundarson, two poets and rivals for the hand of the beautiful Helga the Fair. When Gunnlaugr is banished from Iceland, he and Hrafn make a pact to meet in three years to settle their differences in a duel. However, fate has other plans, and the two men's rivalry leads to a tragic end.

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