3.25.2008

Egil's Saga: Part 1

I was a bit troubled throughout most of this saga, continually asking myself, where's Egil? That aside, I still enjoyed reading it very much. The character of Thorolf I found particularly intriguing. I definitely sympathized with him as he repeatedly paid for not giving Hildirid's sons any of the inheritance. I found myself wondering how a king could be so easily swayed to believe something that came from people who had motive to slander Thorolf, and without ever consulting Thorolf or others to hear the other side of the story. I enjoyed the scene about King Harald burning down the building and all Thorolf's men running out to fight. It wasn't a long scene but was very descriptive.

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