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A great sacrifice was planned for summer at Gaular, the most renowned chief temple

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A great sacrifice was planned for summer at Gaular, the most renowned chief temple (Egil's Saga, Chapter 1 - Of Kveldulf and his sons. > Chapter 49 - Slaying of Thorvald Proud.)

Numbers flocked to the sacrifice from the firths, fells, and Sogn (Egil's Saga, Chapter 1 - Of Kveldulf and his sons. > Chapter 49 - Slaying of Thorvald Proud.)

Egil's Saga

  • attestation: A great sacrifice was planned for summer at Gaular, the most renowned chief temple (Chapter 1 - Of Kveldulf and his sons. > Chapter 49 - Slaying of Thorvald Proud.)

    "a great sacrifice was fixed to be held in the summer at Gaular. Here was the most renowned chief temple"

  • attestation: Numbers flocked to the sacrifice from the firths, fells, and Sogn (Chapter 1 - Of Kveldulf and his sons. > Chapter 49 - Slaying of Thorvald Proud.)

    "Thither flocked numbers from the firths and from the fells, and from Sogn"