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Grettir the Strong

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Grettir the Strong
Viking adventurer whose exploits are related in The Grettisaga. [Icelandic Lit.: Magill I, 335]
See : Heroism
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The sword then reappears in The Saga of Grettir the Strong when Grettir's mother, Jokul's granddaughter, passes it on to him: Then she took an inlaid sword from under her cloak, a fine piece of workmanship.
"In the hilt is fame": resonances of medieval swords and sword-lore ... by McDonald, R. Andrew / Mythlore
Everywhere he went were reminders of the heroic days of the sagas: Gunnar's Howe, the home of Gudrun, places associated with Grettir the Strong.
An unexpected Guest by Amison, Anne / Mythlore
 
 
 
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