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Saint Olaf, king of Norway who fell at Stiklestad in 1030, the most documented figure in the Heimskringla.

King of Norway who Christianized the country, founded Nidaros, and fell in his final sea battle.

Chief of the Norse gods, Allfather and Valfather, who sacrificed his eye for wisdom and won the mead of poetry.

Atli is the Norse form of the Gothic name Attila (Etzel) .

Gunnar, described as the bravest of the Swedes, attacked Norway beginning with the district of Jather

Egil Skallagrimsson is one of the most extensively documented figures in the Icelandic sagas — warrior, poet, rune-carver, and farmer whose life spans from precocious childhood violence to blind, scheming old age.

Strongest of the Norse gods, thunder-wielder of Mjolnir, protector of Asgard and Midgard against the giants.

Hervarar Saga and Volsunga Saga are notable instances where poems serve as the source of the stories

Grettir was Asmund's second son, hard to manage, rough-mannered, quarrelsome, unloved by his father but loved dearly by his mother

King Frode's death was concealed for three years to prevent disturbance within and danger from without.

Eddic form of the Volsung hero, Fafnir's slayer, attested in the Poetic Edda and Hervarar Saga.

Chief of the Aesir in the Poetic Edda: creator, rune-master, oath-breaker, and doomed combatant at Ragnarok.