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Egill Skallagrímsson was a Viking and a skald. He was born in Iceland in the
year 910 and died some time around the year 990. Egils saga tells the tale of
his deeds. Egill is the great anti-hero of Icelandic literature, in many ways
resembling his god, Odin, breaking his oaths, killing for trifles, and
practicing sorcery. Many historians consider Egill to be one of the deadliest
men that ever lived in bladed combat- several accounts tell of him
slaughtering as many as 20 or more armed men singlehandedly, and even
dispatching a feared berserker with relative ease. In spite of this, he was
considered a great healer, and his saga tells of him curing a girl who had
been ill for quite some time where all other efforts had proven futile.
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