Fljótsdæla saga
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Fljótsdæla saga is one of the Icelandic sagas. It is probably the last one written, perhaps from about 1500, probably by an author in the East Fjords, and is a sequel to Hrafnkels saga
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The story revolves around the lives and times of the residents of the Fljótsdalur
region in Iceland
, including Helgi Ásbjarnarson and Helgi and Grímr, sons of Droplaug, a pair of brothers who have their own saga, Droplaugarsona saga
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Hrafnkels saga
Hrafnkels saga or Hrafnkels saga Freysgoða is one of the Icelanders' sagas. It tells of struggles between chieftains and farmers in the east of Iceland in the 10th century. The eponymous main character, Hrafnkell, starts out his career as a fearsome duelist and a dedicated worshiper of the god...
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The story revolves around the lives and times of the residents of the Fljótsdalur
Fljótsdalur
Fljótsdalur is a valley in east Iceland....
region in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, including Helgi Ásbjarnarson and Helgi and Grímr, sons of Droplaug, a pair of brothers who have their own saga, Droplaugarsona saga
Droplaugarsona saga
Droplaugarsona saga is one of the Icelanders' sagas, probably written in the early 15th century. It tells the story of Grímr and Helgi sons of Droplaug as grown men. These are a pair of brothers who also appear in Fljótsdæla saga, and in fact some of the storyline of Droplaugarsona saga overlaps...
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