The Story of Burnt Njal (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: n/a
- First Published: 1861
- Type of Work: Fiction
- Type of Plot: Adventure
- Time of Work: Tenth century
- Setting: Iceland
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Saga
- Subjects: Murder or homicide, Marriage, Friendship, Revenge, Lawyers, Fire, Priests, Atonement, Tenth century, Iceland or Icelanders
- Locales: Ireland, Norway, Iceland, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Characters Discussed
Njal, a man of law. His sons kill his foster son. In the resulting feud, his house is burned. Njal and his wife and sons die.
Bergthora, Njal’s wife. When the other women leave the house before it is burned, she stays behind and dies with her husband.
Gunnar Hamondsson, Njal’s friend. After Gunnar’s first manslaying, Njal predicts truly that Gunnar will be killed if he slays another man in the same family.
Kolskegg Hamondsson, Gunnar’s brother.
Hallgerda, Hauskuld Heriolfsson’s daughter and a hard-hearted woman. Her...
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