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INTRODUCTION
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  • A.D. 872. Battle of Hafrsfirth.
  • A.D.„ 878. Skallagrim emigrates to Iceland.
  • A.D.„ 877. Death of Thorolf.
  • A.D.„ 886 (circa). Thorolf Skallagrimsson born.
  • A.D.„ 898-901 (circa). Egil born.
  • A.D.„ 898-902. Bjorn's abduction of Thora, marriage, visit to Iceland.
  • A.D.„ 903. Feast at Yngvar's. Thorolf and Bjorn go to Norway.
  • A.D.„ 904-14. Thorolf's freebootings. Among these is put Eric's expedition to Bjarmaland, but this probably was in 918.
  • A.D.„ 906. Bjorn's second marriage.
  • A.D.„ 906-15. Egil's childhood and boyhood in Iceland.
  • A.D.„ 914. Thorolf returns to Iceland.
  • A.D.„ 915. Thorolf goes to Norway with Egil; twelve years pass before Egil returns.
  • A.D.„ 916-23. Freebootings of Thorolf and Egil.
  • A.D.„ 923. Thorolf marries Asgerdr. Slaying of Bard.
  • A.D.„ 924. Fight with Eyvind Skreyja. Thorolf and Egil go to England.
  • A.D.„ 925. Battle of Vinheath, where Thorolf falls.
  • A.D.„ 926. Egil goes to Norway. Marries Asgerdr nextwinter.
  • A.D.„ 927. Returns to Iceland; is there several years, during which probably his eldest daughter is born.
  • A.D.„ 933. He goes to Norway. Harold Fairhair dies. Egil has a suit with Bergonund; returns to Iceland. Skallagrim dies this winter.
  • A.D.„ 935. Hacon now king in Norway. Eric is in Northumberland. Egil wrecked there. Höfudlausn. Egil with Athelstan.
  • A.D.„ 937. He goes to Norway; fights with Atli; returns to Iceland.
  • A.D.„ 938-50. Egil is in Iceland. He has five children in all.
  • A.D.„ 940. Death of king Athelstan.
  • A.D.„ 950 (circa). Eric falls in battle. Arinbjorn is back inNorway; Egil goes to him.
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