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title: Grettir the Hero, Grettir's Saga
author: Unknown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9693/grettir-the-hero-grettirs-saga/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Grettir the Hero, Grettir's Saga
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9693.jpg)
## Image Caption
The hero Grettir Asmundson from the 13th-14th century CE Icelandic Grettir's [Saga](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saga/) (also Grettis Saga). This saga features one of the best-known stories involving a draugr, a sort of Norse zombie, who is eventually destroyed by Grettir. This depiction is from the 17th-century CE Icelandic manuscript AM 426 fol, which now resides at the Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Unknown. (2018, December 07). Grettir the Hero, Grettir's Saga. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Unknown. "Grettir the Hero, Grettir's Saga." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 07, 2018. .
### MLA
Unknown. "Grettir the Hero, Grettir's Saga." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Dec 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AM426_Grettir.jpg) by [**Unknown**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AM426_Grettir.jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 07 December 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.