''Áns saga bogsveigis'', the saga of Án the bow-bender, is one of the

legendary saga A legendary saga or ''fornaldarsaga'' (literally, "story/history of the ancient era") is a Norse saga that, unlike the Icelanders' sagas, takes place before the settlement of Iceland.The article ''Fornaldarsagor'' in ''Nationalencyklopedin'' (1991 ...

s called the '' Hrafnistumannasögur'' surrounding the relatives of Ketil Trout. It concerns a feud between An the Bow-bender and Ingjald, king of

Namdalen Namdalen ( sma, Nååmesjevuemie) is a traditional district in the central part of Norway, consisting of the municipalities Namsos, Grong, Overhalla, Røyrvik, Nærøysund, Høylandet, Flatanger, Lierne, Leka, and Namsskogan, all in Tr ...

. It was probably written in the 14th century.

References

* "The Saga of Án Bow-Bender" (transl. Shaun Hughes, in Thomas H. Ohlgren, ed. ''Medieval Outlaws: Twelve Tales in Modern English.'' West Lafayette, Indiana: Parlor Press, 2005.) * ''The Saga of Aun the Bow-Bender'' (transl. Willard Larson. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1995.) * "The Saga of An Bow-Bender", in ''The Hrafnista Sagas'' (transl. Ben Waggoner. The Troth. 2009)

External links

The saga in Old Norse at SnerpaThe saga in Old Norse at NorthvegrThe saga in Old Norse at «Norrøne Tekster og Kvad»The saga in Old Norse at «Norrøne Tekster og Kvad»The saga in translation
14th-century literature Legendary sagas {{saga-stub