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Pre-Christian Religions of the North: Sources

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Grettir fights with a troll-woman, barley making it out alive.

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[excerpt from] Gr ch. 65b

65b.

Nú er frá Gretti það að segja...

Now this is to be told about ...

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Grettis saga is one of the Íslendingasögur, all composed in the 13th and 14th century. The saga of Grettir is a story of a man, ill-tempered and outlawed, who drifts further and further away from good society. The saga takes place in Iceland and Norway.

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(Contributed by Liv Marit Aurdal.)

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Main text: Grettis saga Ásmundarsonar

Attributes: battle Woman Female Christianity Landscape Christian faith Priest troll Women/woman

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Text sections: Anon Gr 65bV

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