Egil Explained

Egil or Egill is a masculine given name derived from Old Norse. It may refer to:

Characters

• Egil (Hymiskvida), farmer in the poem Hymiskvida
• Egil, brother of Volund, hero of Völundarkviða and the Thidreks saga
• Egil One-Hand, hero from the Icelandic saga Egils saga einhenda ok Ásmundar berserkjabana
• Ongentheow, also known as Egil

Places

• Eğil, a district of Diyarbakır Province, south eastern Turkey
• Egil Peak, Sverdrup Mountains, Antarctica

Other uses

• Egil (given name)
• Electrical Generation and Integrated Lighting Systems Engineer, NASA flight controller

See also

• Eigil
• Alt for Egil, a 2004 Norwegian musical film directed by Tore Rygh, starring Kristoffer Joner and Trond Høvik
• Egil's Saga, 13th century Icelandic saga
• Egill Skallagrímsson Brewery, an Icelandic brewery and beverage company based in Reykjavík and founded on April 17, 1913