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THE PRINCE OF SKALDS

Third Programme
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Poems by Egill Skallagrimsson of Borg
(c. A.D. 900-980)
Introduced by GWYN JONES
Rendel Professor of English Language and Literature, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
Read by Valentine Dyall
Egill's tempestuous life is of a piece with his poetry. One of his best poems was written to save himself from execution by the king of England, and others describe his exploits in fighting and drinking in England and Iceland.

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Egill Skallagrimsson
Introduced By:
Gwyn Jones
Read By:
Valentine Dyall
Source: Radio Times

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