The characters in the Icelandic saga, "Egil's Saga," live in a cruel world where the values that are valued are quite different from those of our own society. The rules of integrity and morality, which we would observe, do not apply to characters such as Egil, who commits his first murder when he is six years old and who is renowned and honored for the ruthlessness with which he conducts his affairs. The values of the Vikings relate to a sense of honor, to the maintenance of order within a kingdom if not between kingdoms, to the continuation of a hierarchy, and to the all-embracing need to further the interests of society in security and economic advancement. In Egil’s Saga these values were developed in an environment of violence, plunder, and the destruction of enemies and the sort of values that developed can be seen as reflective of the world which formed them. Egil's Saga was written by Snorri Sturluson, and the character he created represents a number of contradictions to modern eyes. He is an extraordinary mixture of divine inspiration, human sensitivity and barbarism. He is a strange blend of divine inspiration, human sensitivity, and brutal coarseness and greed. It would be preposterous to suppose that such a personality could have emerged, as it were, of its own accord, from the accounts of generations. Only a creative genius like Snorri Sturluson could have made his hero into such a monster, yet portray him as the most memorable of all heroes.” (Kristjánsson) Egil is depicted as a true person to value and humanity. Whereas he is depicted as a very angry man who decides on actions irrationally, he takes it so personal when someone goes against the virtues he ascribe to in the story. The reaction is so bad that he can either proceed to hurt the surrounding either physically or through his poetry. It is also important to note that the values which Egil believed in were more of Scandinavians and was believed to be the true code of conduct. In fact, despite having numerous problems and deficiency, Egil is depicted as a true Scandinavian spirit. Egil’s Saga has been considered by many to be one of the deepest arts of insight into ethos of the Viking Age of many works of fiction. For those who always tend to think that an anti-hero is a current idea will be disillusioned of that conception by this account which is pinpointed in an obnoxious and violent man who strangely wins our sympathy but continuously loses it through his murderous reactions. The story offers a very good insight as to the development of Norway and Iceland. The story is premised on the conventions of the genre, it commences with ancestors. It is also worth noting that the character, Egil, is one that is complicated and shrouded in immense contradiction. This is clearly depicted from the contribution of Hermann Pálsson and Paul Edwards who state that: He is inflated far beyond the type of Viking hero, yet he also falls short of it, and while he is often on the edge of the tragic he eludes definition. He can be vicious, absurd, infantile, pathetic, but he is never dull, and though we may not like some of the things he does we are never allowed to settle into a fixed attitude towards him. (17) It is also important to consider that the complicated nature of Egil is used perfectly to show both extremes of a man through his family. Hence, there are men who are very ugly or profoundly handsome. Through his family we see a unique concept. The family does not support the king neither do they support the rebellion. This is the same family that can be violent and cruel but still exhibits wisdom and good decision. Saga authors tended to craft their tales on the stories of anti-heroes, protagonists who commit despicable deeds yet were admired for such qualities such as their strength, cleverness and courage. Surprisingly, “one the most admirable traits a Viking could have is the ability to compose poetry. The use of poetry in this piece is not only an exhibition of the art expertise of the author, but one that looks into the society that was at the time” (Auer). It is significant to note along these lines that poetry was very dear to the hearts of rulers. Poetry was therefore one of the tools used by the ruler to break a man, increase his reputation and to boost his beliefs. “Therefore being a poet was not just an act, but one who could be summoned by the sitting ruler to enhance the status of the later through poems” (Auer). It shows the reason why as a poet, Egil was a powerful and a valued man. He became a great warrior and a lucky one at that, for he lived to see old age. But it took more than