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[[File:Nornagest (gunnar vidar forssell).jpg|thumb|350px|''Death of Norna-Gest'', by G. V. Forssell]]▼
| title = The Tale of Norna-Gest
| original title = Norna-Gests þáttr
| image = Nornagest (gunnar vidar forssell).jpg
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| author =
| central theme =
| elevator pitch = The saga of the Norse hero Nornagestr
| genre = Fairy tale
| publication date = circa 1300
| source page exists =
| wiki URL =
| wiki name =
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'''''"The Tale of Norna-Gest"''''' is an [[The Icelandic Sagas|Icelandic saga]] from [[The High Middle Ages|about 1300 AD]]. It can best be classified as a ''lygisaga'' a.k.a. "fairy-tale saga"<ref>The literal translation is, of course, 'lie-story'.</ref>, a literary [[Fairy Tale]].
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On the wish of King Olaf, Norna-Gest agrees to be baptized. After a time, King Olaf asks him how long he plans to live. [[Who Wants to Live Forever?|Norna-Gest says that he wants to die]], being three hundred years old. In the presence of King Olaf, he lays down on a bed and lights the candle. A priest gives him the last rites. When the candle burns out, he dies.
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[[Category:Fairy Tale]]
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[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Norse Literature]]
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