Egil Skallagrim was an Icelandicbard or poet of the 10th century. He distinguished himself by his warlike exploits in predatory invasions of Scotland and Northumberland. Having fallen into the hands of a hostileNorwegian prince, he procured his freedom by the composition and recitation of a poem called Egil's Ransom, which is still extant. Research Egil Skallagrim
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