Njáls saga

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title: Njáls saga
text: Njáls saga, also Njála, or Brennu-Njáls saga, is a thirteenth-century Icelandic saga that describes events between 960 and 1020. The saga deals with a process of blood feuds in the Icelandic Commonwealth, showing how the requirements of honor could lead to minor slights spiralling into destructive and prolonged bloodshed. Insults where a character's manhood is called into question are especially prominent and may reflect an author critical of an overly restrictive ideal of masculinity. Another c
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description: Icelandic saga
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nj%C3%A1ls_saga
date created: 2002-10-28T05:23:40Z
date modified: 2024-08-27T04:22:28Z
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