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* '''Title''': Egil’s bones | * '''Title''': Egil’s bones | ||
* '''Published in''': ''Scientific American'' 272/1 | * '''Published in''': ''Scientific American'' 272/1 | ||
* '''Year''': 1995 | * '''Year''': 1995 | ||
* '''Pages''': 62-67 | * '''Pages''': 62-67 | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Byock, Jesse L.. Hauskúpan og beinin í Egils sögu]] | |||
* [[Byock, Jesse L.. The Skull and Bones in Egils saga]] | |||
* [[Örnólfur Thorlacius. Hjálmaklettur Egils]] | |||
* [[Þórður Harðarson. Sjúkdómur Egils Skallagrímssonar]] | |||
* [[Þórður Harðarson & Elisabet Snorradóttir. Egil’s or Paget’s disease]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:13, 2 August 2016
- Author: Byock, Jesse L.
- Title: Egil’s bones
- Published in: Scientific American 272/1
- Year: 1995
- Pages: 62-67
- E-text:
- Reference: Byock, Jesse L. "Egil’s bones." Scientific American 272/1 (1995): 62-67.
- Key words: characterisation, medicine (persónusköpun, læknisfræði)
Annotation
This article gives an overall character description of Egill as it relates to the possibility of him having had Paget‘s disease. Egill is described in the saga as ugly, irritable and brooding, similar to his father and grandfather. As Egill ages he becomes deaf, loses his sight and suffers from cold appendages, these being cited as symptoms of Paget‘s disease. The bone deformations that often accompany Paget‘s disease are described by Egill himself as him having a helm‘s rock of a head. Egil‘s poetic skills are also praised in the article as with words he turned physical disorders into memorable imagery. The story of when Egil’s bones were dug up and reburied in a church cemetery is also retold with explanations relating to Paget‘s disease.
Lýsing
Í þessari grein er persónu Egils lýst, og sú tilgáta viðruð að Egill hafi verið með Paget-sjúkdóm. Agli er lýst í sögunni sem mjög ófríðum einstaklingi, sem pirrast auðveldlega og er þráhyggjugjarn. Eru þetta lýsingar sem eiga líka við um föður hans og afa. Eftir því sem Egill eldist fer hann að missa sjón og heyrn, og þjáist af kulda í útlimum, en þetta eru allt einkenni Paget-sjúkdóms. Afmyndun beina er lýst af Agli sjálfum þegar hann líkir hausnum á sér við hjálmaklett. Í greininni er skáldgáfa Egils lofuð en hann lýsir líkamlegum göllum sínum í eftirminnilegum myndlíkingum. Sagan um það þegar bein Egils eru grafin upp og jarðsett á ný er hér endursögð með áherslu á vísbendingar um að Egill hafi þjáðst af Paget-sjúkdómi.
See also
- Byock, Jesse L.. Hauskúpan og beinin í Egils sögu
- Byock, Jesse L.. The Skull and Bones in Egils saga
- Örnólfur Thorlacius. Hjálmaklettur Egils
- Þórður Harðarson. Sjúkdómur Egils Skallagrímssonar
- Þórður Harðarson & Elisabet Snorradóttir. Egil’s or Paget’s disease
References
Links
- Written by: Ko-Leen Berman
- English translation: Ko-Leen Berman
