To aid classroom or home study using Real Reads books, here is a link to another website which will help you to gain a greater understanding of Egil and the world he lived in.
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www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagas_of_Icelanders
The Wikipedia entry for the Icelandic sagas is very good, and gives plenty of background information and links to other useful sites.