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Áns saga bogsveigis

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Áns saga bogsveigis ÍB 43 folio.

Áns saga bogsveigis, the saga of Án the bow-bender, is one of the legendary sagas called the Hrafnistumannasögur surrounding the relatives of Ketil Trout. It concerns a feud between An the Bow-bender and Ingjald, king of Namdalen.

It was probably written in the 14th century.

References

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  • "The Saga of Án Bow-Bender" (transl. Shaun Hughes, in Thomas H. Ohlgren, ed. Medieval Outlaws: Twelve Tales in Modern English. West Lafayette, Indiana: Parlor Press, 2005.)
  • The Saga of Aun the Bow-Bender (transl. Willard Larson. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1995.)
  • "The Saga of An Bow-Bender", in The Hrafnista Sagas (transl. Ben Waggoner. The Troth. 2009) ISBN 9780557729418
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