northern mythology
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Egil was a great archer, and in the Saga of Thidnk there is a tale told of him the exact counterpart of the famous story about William Tell and the apple. See TELL.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “northern mythology” mean?
Egil was a great archer, and in the Saga of Thidnk there is a tale told of him the exact counterpart of the famous story about William Tell and the apple. See TELL.
Is “northern mythology” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.