Eyvind Braggart is a quasi-historical figure and is a character in ''

Egil's Saga ''Egill's Saga'' or ''Egil's saga'' ( ; ) is an Icelandic saga (family saga) on the lives of the clan of Egill Skallagrímsson (Anglicised as Egill Skallagrimsson), an Icelandic farmer, viking and skald. The saga spans the years c. 850–1000 a ...

''. Eyvind was one of Queen Gunnhild's brothers. Queen Gunnhild convinces Eyvind and his brother to attempt to kill Egil Skallagrimson but they are unsuccessful. He is known for drunkenly murdering one of Egil's men and is banished from Norway as a consequence. He is then hired by King

Harald Bluetooth Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (; , died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway. The son of King Gorm the Old and Thyra Dannebod, Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. 958 – c. 986, introduced Christianization of Denmark, Christianity to D ...

of Denmark to defend its coastlines. He attempts to ambush Egil Skallagrimson while raiding and pillaging with his Viking crew, but is compromised by Aki, an ally of Egil.

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