Egils saga

13th-century Icelandic saga
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Egils saga
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Egils saga

Summary

Egils saga is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Egils saga authored Snorri Sturluson[3].
  • Egils saga's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Egils saga's genre is Q20022349[5].
  • Egils saga's genre is saga[6].
  • Egils saga's Commons category is recorded as Egill Skallagrímsson[7].
  • Egils saga's language of work or name is recorded as Icelandic[8].
  • Egils saga comprises Sonatorrek[9].
  • 1220 marks the founding of Egils saga[10].
  • 1300 marks the founding of Egils saga[11].
  • Egils saga's characters is recorded as Egill Skallagrímsson[12].
  • Egils saga's characters is recorded as Odin[13].
  • Egils saga's has edition or translation is recorded as Egil's saga[14].
  • Egils saga's work available at URL is recorded as http://norroen.info/src/isl/egil/ru.html[15].
  • Egils saga's form of creative work is recorded as prose[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Egils saga authored Snorri Sturluson[3].

Publication

Egils saga's language of work or name is recorded as Icelandic[8]. Genres include Q20022349[5] and saga[6].

Why It Matters

Egils saga ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
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    Language of work or name Icelandic
    Depicts Q2271815
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