The Story of Gisli the Outlaw

The saga was likely written in the 13th century, it describes events taking place in the period 940-980. In 1981, Gisla saga was made into a film titled Utlaginn (The Outlaw).

Gisla saga is a classic outlaw saga that is centered on the internal struggles of Gisli. As Gisli's fate unfolds, he experiences conflicting passions of love, hate, and complex emotional bonds. Differing from the typical family saga, it uses the common theme of vengeance to divide loyalties within family instead of strengthening familial bonds. More than most sagas, Gisla saga makes use of motifs from the Eddaic poems, in particular by referring to Guorun Gjukadottir to represent old ways of vengeance and family honor.

This edition, translated by George Webbe Dasent, has been fully updated by Karen M. P. Carlson to reflect our modern language."