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...hysical appearance is often described in a humorous way. Guðmundsson finds humour in Egil’s poetry as well. ...

* '''Key words''': characterization, humour (persónulýsingar, skop) ...specific comic intentions when developing the character of a protagonist. Humour in Egill Skallagrímsson’s verses directed at his own physical appearance ...

...se. Finnbogi also points out that the author uses epithets as a source for humour, as he contrasts characters’ nicknames with their actions in the saga, wh ...

...dge hammer and bellows that he calls “greedy for wind”, which is a sign of humour. The message of the verse is clear: to get rich, a blacksmith needs to wake ...

..., watching for a fit time to approach the king when he should be in a good humour. Then they opened this matter before the king, and said that a certain man ...

...ure of that," says Skarphedinn, "for now he is 'fey'; but still I may well humour my father in this, by being burnt indoors along with him, for I am not afra ...

Of forehead<ref>'''furrows of forehead''': "No doubt the wry sense of humour and jesting pleasure in his own ugliness, shown by Egill Skallagrímsson in ósléttur<ref>'''ennis ósléttur''': "No doubt the wry sense of humour and jesting pleasure in his own ugliness, shown by Egill Skallagrímsson in ...