Egil's Saga (part 2)

The thing that stands out to me the most about Egil is his multi-faceted personality. The most defining characteristic of Egil seems to be his short-temperedness and his blood thirsty ways. This is exemplified throughout his life, beginning with his first killing before the age of 10, and continued with many other incidents of murder/viking attacks. Egil also seems to be very confident in himself and very bold, especially when he visited the King although he knew he was outlawed. Another interesting characteristic was his loyalties to his friends, such as Arinbjorn who he even wrote a long poem for. (his ability to write poetry also seems to be something unexpected of such a strong warrior type) I, however, thought that the most surprising characteristic of all was his shyness around his brother's widow, Asgerd. He wrote love poems about her, but was too timid to express his love to her.