Gísla saga

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Gísla saga Súrssonar is one of the Icelanders' sagas, written in the early 13th century.

Gísli Súrsson and his family come to Iceland from Norway in about AD 950. Shortly after 960 Gísli is outlawed for killing his brother-in-law, and then, for at least thirteen years, Gísli hides in remote north Iceland. He is finally caught and his enemies kill him. Surrounding this story, conflicting passions of love, hate, and complex emotional bonds are portrayed, as Gísli approaches his fate. Gísli has courage and strength, but is a poet and dreamer as well.

The berserker Bjorn the Pale has a small role in the saga.

In 1981 Gísla saga was made into a film titled Útlaginn, directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson. Arnar Jónsson plays the role of Gísli.

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Icelanders' sagas

Bandamanna saga | Bárðar saga Snæfellsáss | Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa | Brennu-Njáls saga | Droplaugarsona saga | Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar | Eiríks saga rauða | Eyrbyggja saga | Færeyinga saga | Finnboga saga ramma | Fljótsdæla saga | Flóamanna saga | Fóstbrœðra saga | Gísla saga Súrssonar | Grettis saga | Grœnlendinga saga | Gull-Þóris saga | Gunnars saga Keldugnúpsfífls | Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu | Hallfreðar saga | Harðar saga ok Hólmverja | Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings | Heiðarvíga saga | Hrafnkels saga | Hrana saga hrings | Hœnsa-Þóris saga | Kjalnesinga saga | Kormáks saga | Króka-Refs saga | Laxdæla saga | Ljósvetninga saga | Reykdœla saga ok Víga-Skútu | Svarfdœla saga | Valla-Ljóts saga | Vatnsdœla saga | Víga-Glúms saga | Víglundar saga | Vápnfirðinga saga | Þorsteins saga hvíta | Þorsteins saga Síðu-Hallssonar | Þórðar saga hreðu | Ölkofra saga
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