Hrólfs saga kraka

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Hrólfs saga kraka

Icelandic saga

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Icelandic literature
The heroic sagas
The Hrólfs saga kraka (c. 1280–1350) incorporated ancient traditions about Danish and Swedish heroes who also appeared in the Old English poems “Widsith” and Beowulf.
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The Hrólfs saga kraka (c. 1280–1350) incorporated ancient traditions about Danish and Swedish heroes who also appeared in the Old English poems “Widsith” and Beowulf.
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Legendary sagas
…poetic tradition include Heiðreks saga; Hrólfs saga kraka, which has a certain affinity with the Old English poem Beowulf; Hálfs saga og Hálfsrekka; Gautreks saga; and Ásmundar saga kappabana, which tells the same story as the Old High German Hildebrandslied, that of a duel of honour between a father and…
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…poetic tradition include Heiðreks saga; Hrólfs saga kraka, which has a certain affinity with the Old English poem Beowulf; Hálfs saga og Hálfsrekka; Gautreks saga; and Ásmundar saga kappabana, which tells the same story as the Old High German Hildebrandslied, that of a duel of honour between a father and…
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