Hrafnistumannasögur
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The Hrafnistumannasögur is a group of legendary saga
s surrounding Ketil Trout
and his relatives. The group is named after Hrafnista, modern Ramsta
in northern Norway
.
Ketil Trout, the protagonist of Ketils saga hœngs, was the father of Grimr Hairy-Cheek, the protagonist of Gríms saga loðinkinna, and the grandfather of Orvar-Odd, the protagonist of Örvar-Odds saga.
In the opening lines of Egil's saga we are informed that Ketil Trout's father Hallbjörn Half-troll, the father of Ketil Trout.
Legendary saga
A Legendary saga or Fornaldarsaga is a Norse saga that, unlike the Icelanders' sagas, takes place before the colonization of Iceland. There are some exceptions, such as Yngvars saga víðförla, which takes place in the 11th century...
s surrounding Ketil Trout
Ketil Trout
Ketil Trout is the name of several figures from Nordic folklore:#Ketil Trout of Halogaland was the hero of the legendary Ketils saga hœngs....
and his relatives. The group is named after Hrafnista, modern Ramsta
Ramsta, Nærøy
Ramsta or Ramstad is a farm area on an island in the municipality of Nærøy in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about half way between the villages of Abelvær and Steine on an island near the mouth of the Foldafjord....
in northern Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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- Ketils saga hœngsKetils saga hœngsKetils saga hœngs is a legendary saga from Iceland on the North Norwegian chieftain Kettil Trout from Ramsta in Hålogaland. It is one of the sagas called the Hrafnistumannasögur surrounding Ketil Trout and his relatives....
- Gríms saga loðinkinnaGríms saga loðinkinnaGríms saga loðinkinna, or The Saga of Grim Shaggy-Cheek is one of the legendary sagas. It is from the 14th century and takes place in 8th century Norway. It is one of the sagas called the Hrafnistumannasögur surrounding Kettil Hoeng and his relatives.It is about Grim, the son of Ketil Hoeng, and...
- Örvar-Odds saga
- Áns saga bogsveigisÁns saga bogsveigisÁns 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....
Ketil Trout, the protagonist of Ketils saga hœngs, was the father of Grimr Hairy-Cheek, the protagonist of Gríms saga loðinkinna, and the grandfather of Orvar-Odd, the protagonist of Örvar-Odds saga.
In the opening lines of Egil's saga we are informed that Ketil Trout's father Hallbjörn Half-troll, the father of Ketil Trout.