Whistler, Chas. W.. Brunanburh and Vinheith in Ingulf‘s Chronicle and Egil’s Saga

• Author: Whistler, Chas. W.
• Title: Brunanburh and Vinheith in Ingulf‘s Chronicle and Egil’s Saga
• Published in: SVBS 6
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• Year: 1909
• Pages: 59–67
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• Reference: Whistler, Chas. W. "Brunanburh and Vinheith in Ingulf‘s Chronicle and Egil’s Saga." SVBS 6 (1909): 59–67.

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• Key words: textual relation, history (rittengsl, sagnfræði)

Annotation

A comparison of the descriptions of the Battle of Brunanburh in Ingulf’s Chronicle and the Vínheið episode in Egils saga. Whistler summarises the main action in both battle narratives and concludes that they appear to be two independent accounts of the same historic event.

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