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Egill Skallagrímsson

904 - 990

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Egil Skallagrímsson (Old Norse: Egill Skallagrímsson [ˈeɣelː ˈskɑlːɑˌɡriːmsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈeijɪtl̥ ˈskatlaˌkrimsˌsɔːn]; c. 904 – c. 995) was a Viking Age war poet, sorcerer, berserker, and farmer. He is known mainly as the anti-hero of Egil's Saga. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Egill Skallagrímsson is the 1,232nd most popular writer (down from 1,020th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 10th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Icelander Writer.

Egill Skallagrímsson is most famous for his epic poem, The Saga of Egil Skallagrimsson.

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Among writers, Egill Skallagrímsson ranks 1,232 out of 7,302. Before him are Michel Verne, Herrad of Landsberg, Laura Marx, Alexander Griboyedov, Karim Findi, and Pierre de Marivaux. After him are John William Polidori, Gavrila Derzhavin, B. H. Liddell Hart, Rasul Gamzatov, Lu You, and Max Nordau.

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Among people born in 904, Egill Skallagrímsson ranks 2. Before him is Ælfweard of Wessex.  Among people deceased in 990, Egill Skallagrímsson ranks 2. Before him is Theophanu. After him are Dunash ben Labrat, and Eyvindr skáldaspillir.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Egill Skallagrímsson ranks 15 out of 190. Before him are Halla Margrét Árnadóttir (1964), Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir (1000), Björk (1965), Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), and Kristján Eldjárn (1916). After him are Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Friðrik Ólafsson (1935), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), and Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889).

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Among WRITERS In Iceland

Among writers born in Iceland, Egill Skallagrímsson ranks 3. Before him are Halldór Laxness (1902), and Snorri Sturluson (1179). After him are Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Magnús Scheving (1964), Jón Arason (1484), Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963), and Sæmundr fróði (1056).

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