12-532: [REDACTED] Look up Egil or Egill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse . It may refer to: Characters [ edit ] Egil (Hymiskvida) , farmer in the poem Hymiskvida Egil, brother of Volund , hero of Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga Egil One-Hand , hero from
24-518: A 2004 Norwegian musical film directed by Tore Rygh, starring Kristoffer Joner and Trond Høvik Egil's Saga , 13th century Icelandic saga Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery , an Icelandic brewery and beverage company based in Reykjavík and founded on April 17, 1913 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Egil . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
36-461: A 2004 Norwegian musical film directed by Tore Rygh, starring Kristoffer Joner and Trond Høvik Egil's Saga , 13th century Icelandic saga Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery , an Icelandic brewery and beverage company based in Reykjavík and founded on April 17, 1913 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Egil . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
48-533: A daughter of the Roman Emperor ( Kiár of Valland ). In the Thidreks saga , Egil acts as a masterly archer, once he is forced by king Nidung to shoot an apple from the head of his son . He readies two arrows, but succeeds with the first one. Asked by the king what the second arrow was for, he said that had he killed his son with his first arrow, he would have shot the king with the second one. This tale
60-836: A keep together with his wife Aliruna , against numerous attackers. The testimony of the Pforzen buckle is uncertain beyond naming Aigil and Ailrun , possibly adding that they fought a battle at the Ilz river. The Franks Casket shows the scene of Aegil and his wife enclosed in the keep, with Aegil shooting arrows against attacking troops. In the Völundarkviða , Egil is a son of a Finn king, his elder brother being Slagfiðr , his younger one Völund . The three brothers marry valkyries they encounter in swans ' form , Slagfiðr marries Hlaðguðr svanhvít , and Völund marries Hervör alvitr , daughters of king Hlödver, while Egil marries Ölrún ,
72-574: Is a legendary hero of the Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga . The name is from Proto-Germanic *Agilaz , and the same legend is reflected in Old English Ægil [ˈæɡil] of the Franks Casket and Alamannic Aigil of the Pforzen buckle . The Proto-Germanic form of the legend may only be guessed at, but it appears likely that Egil was a renowned archer who defended
84-527: Is directly comparable to the legends of the Swiss hero William Tell and the Danish hero Palnatoke . As opposed to Tell's case, the king doesn't try to punish Egil for his openness, but, to the contrary, commends him for it (chapter 128). Völund is crippled by Nidung and held captive at his court. To help his brother, Egil shoots birds and collects their feathers, from which Völund makes a pair of wings. Völund ties
96-519: The Icelandic saga Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana Ongentheow , also known as Egil Places [ edit ] Eğil , a district of Diyarbakır Province, south eastern Turkey Egil Peak , Sverdrup Mountains, Antarctica Other uses [ edit ] Egil (given name) Electrical Generation and Integrated Lighting Systems Engineer, NASA flight controller See also [ edit ] Eigil Alt for Egil ,
108-462: The Icelandic saga Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana Ongentheow , also known as Egil Places [ edit ] Eğil , a district of Diyarbakır Province, south eastern Turkey Egil Peak , Sverdrup Mountains, Antarctica Other uses [ edit ] Egil (given name) Electrical Generation and Integrated Lighting Systems Engineer, NASA flight controller See also [ edit ] Eigil Alt for Egil ,
120-401: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Egil or Egill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse . It may refer to: Characters [ edit ] Egil (Hymiskvida) , farmer in the poem Hymiskvida Egil, brother of Volund , hero of Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga Egil One-Hand , hero from
132-404: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egil&oldid=1248537339 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Egil From Misplaced Pages,
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