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Gunnar Hámundarson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʏnːar ˈhauːˌmʏntarˌsɔːn]) was a 10th-century
Icelandic chieftain. He
lived in Hlíðarendi in Fljótshlíð...
- were
called atgeirsstafir.
Arguably the most
famous atgeir was
Gunnar Hámundarson's, as
described in Njal's Saga.
According to the saga, this
weapon would...
- saga are the
friends Njáll Þorgeirsson, a
lawyer and a sage, and
Gunnar Hámundarson, a
formidable warrior. Gunnar's wife, Hallgerðr langbrók, instigates...
- then
avenged by his son. Hróar's wife was Arngunnur,
sister of
Gunnar Hámundarson, who is one of the main
characters in Njáls saga, the
longest and generally...
- who came to him for counsel. He was a
close friend of
chieftain Gunnar Hámundarson of Hlíðarendi.
After his sons
became involved in a dispute, the farmstead...
- also
kills him,
against Hallgerðr’s wishes. Her
third husband is
Gunnar Hámundarson, a
major protagonist of Njáls saga, whom she
meets at the Althing. They...
- rear
admiral Gunnar Gren (1920–1991),
Swedish football player Gunnar Hámundarson (10th century),
Icelandic chieftain Gunnar Hansen (disambiguation) Gunnar...
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Atgeir is
usually translated as "halberd", akin to a glaive.
Gunnar Hámundarson is
described in Njáls saga as
cutting and
impaling foes on his atgeir...
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alternative view of the
draugr is
presented by the
example of
Gunnar Hámundarson in Njáls saga: "It
seemed as
though the howe was agape, and that Gunnar...
- cut her hair to make an
emergency bowstring for her husband,
Gunnar Hámundarson, who is then killed. Most
modern archers wear a
bracer (also
known as...
