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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
[[File:Nornagest | (gunnarcaption vidar= forssell).jpg|thumb|350px|''"Death of Norna-Gest''", by G. V. Forssell]]
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| central theme =
| elevator pitch = The saga of the Norse hero Nornagestr
| genre = Fairy tale
| publication date = circa 1300
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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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[[Category:Classic Literature of the 13th century]]
[[Category:Fairy Tale]]
[[Category:The Tale of Norna-Gest]]