> " Queen Ragnhild's Dream " from Snorri Sturluson's " Kongesagaer " by Erik Werenskiold, c. 1899. ART Egill Skallagrímsson was a 10th-century Icelandic poet, warrior and farmer whose adventerous life is preserved in " Egil's Saga. " The story spans the years 850-1000 and traces the family history from Egil's grandfather to his offspring. Print edition of " The Prose Edda, " by Snorri Sturluson, 1666. > Harald III Sigurdsson was defeated and killed in an attack in The Battle of Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire, England, in 1066. Harald Fairhair, in a 14th-century illustration from the the largest medieval Icelandic manuscript " Flateyjarbók. " It contains mostly sagas of the Norse kings found in " Heimskringla. " Harald was regarded as having unified Norway into one kingdom. 22 VIKING FEBRUARY 2019 sonsofnorway.comhttp://www.sonsofnorway.com