Gríms saga loðinkinna
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Gríms saga loðinkinna, or The Saga of Grim Shaggy-Cheek is one of the legendary sagas. It is from the 14th century and takes place in 8th century Norway
. It is one of the sagas called the Hrafnistumannasögur
surrounding Kettil Hoeng and his relatives.
It is about Grim, the son of Ketil Hoeng, and his bride. On the instigation of an evil stepmother, the bride is taken to live with the troll
s, where she is found by Grim.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is one of the sagas called the Hrafnistumannasögur
Hrafnistumannasögur
The Hrafnistumannasögur is a group of legendary sagas surrounding Ketil Trout and his relatives. The group is named after Hrafnista, modern Ramsta in northern Norway.*Ketils saga hœngs*Gríms saga loðinkinna*Örvar-Odds saga...
surrounding Kettil Hoeng and his relatives.
It is about Grim, the son of Ketil Hoeng, and his bride. On the instigation of an evil stepmother, the bride is taken to live with the troll
Troll
A troll is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In origin, the term troll was a generally negative synonym for a jötunn , a being in Norse mythology...
s, where she is found by Grim.
Source
- Ohlmarks, ÅkeÅke OhlmarksÅke Joel Ohlmarks was a Swedish author, translator and scholar of religion.He worked as a Lecturer at the University of Greifswald from 1941 to 1945...
. (1982). Fornnordiskt lexikon. Tiden. ISBN 91-550-2511-0