Gunnlaugr ormstunga

After a quarrel with his father, Illugi, Gunnlaugr left his home at the age of twelve to stay for some time at Borg with Þorsteinn Egilsson, the son of Egill Skallagrímsson.

In Sweden, he visited the court of King Óláfr Skötkonung where he met his rival, the Icelandic champion and skald, Hrafn Önundarson.

[3] Gunnlaugr's stay in the service of King Æthelred of England delayed his return to Iceland and Helga.

[4] In order to settle their dispute in blood, the two champions met in the Kingdom of Norway in the spring of 1008.

[5] This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain.