Saga Thing: Nicknames
Title
Saga Thing: Nicknames
Subject
Website - Educational Resource
Description
Saga Thing has collected a selection of nicknames from the sagas that they have discussed. Old Norse nicknames could often be less than complimentary, frequently scurrilous, and were always given, never self-imposed. The giving of a nickname could be accompanied by a gift from the giver to the person receiving the nickname.
Creator
Saga Thing
Publisher
Saga Thing
Date
28/04/2016
Contributor
Roughage
Rights
(c) Saga Thing
Format
Website
Language
English, Old Norse
Type
Website
Coverage
Viking Age, Medieval, Modern, Iceland
Files
Collection
Citation
Anonymous, “Saga Thing: Nicknames,” World-Tree Project, accessed August 11, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/134.
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