her. Egil Skallagrímsson is a character in the historical fiction series Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, who settles in Northumbria for a time as a close friend and ally to a fictionalized Uhtred of Bebbanburg. Similar to his historical counterpart, he fights at the Battle of Brunanburh, alongside his brother Thorolfr and Lord Uhtred. Footnotes References Jansson, Sven B. (1980). Runstenar. STF, Stockholm. Palsson, Hermann and Edwards, Paul (Translators), Egil's Saga 1976, Penguin Classics Thorsson, Örnólfur, ed. (2000). The Sagas of the Icelanders: A Selection. New York, New York: Penguin Putnam. External links Poems, at Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages website In English: Egil's saga - English translation (W. C. Green) at the Icelandic Saga Database, with original Old Norse and Icelandic text Egil Skallagrimsson and the Viking Ideal by Christina von Nolcken, from a University of Chicago website Egil's Bones, from a University of California, Los Angeles website Text of the saga, translated into English by Rev. W. C. Green in 1893, from the Northvegr Foundation In Icelandic: Egils saga—Text of Egils saga at the Icelandic Saga Database, modern spelling and Old Norse version Text of Egil's saga, with modern spelling Höfundur Egil Skallagrímsson 10th-century Vikings 900s births 990s deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain Viking warriors 10th-century Icelandic poets