[2] Hrafnista is present-day Ramsta, Hålogaland, Northern Norway.
The work belongs in a group of sagas collectively called the Hrafnistumannasögur surrounding Ketil Trout and his relatives.
Ketil grows up to become a rascal and an Askeladd, but matures and becomes a formidable champion.
He slays a dragon and goes through a number of fights, mostly to defend his daughter.
Together with the giantess Hrafnhild, Ketil has the son Grim Shaggy-Cheek, who was the father of Orvar-Odd.