EGILL. 686 EGMONT. lie returned to Norway after Harold's death and revengeii himself ui)on his successor, Erik Bloodaxe, by killing liis son in 934. After- wards lie was taken prisoner by Erik, «nd only regiiined his liberty by composing a number of stanzas praising that king. This poem, which was called Hofiidhlaiisii (the Redemption of the Head), was jiartly translated into Swedish by Sorenssen (18110)." Egill ended bis days at Borg, Iceland, where he had settled after his second visit to Norway in O.'iO. His greatest saga. So- luirtonek. was composed on the death of his fa- vorite son. It is full of the bitterest grief and an unquenchable pride. He also composed a saga to celebrate his friend Arinbjiirn, the Arinhjar- var drupa (!I75). translated into Swedish by Bjorlin in 18(!4. and the ^kjahlar drdpn (070). The famous Icelandic poem called "Egiirs Saga," which some critics suppose to be by Snorri Stur- luson, is a glowing description of Egill's career, and contains several of his own songs. Consult Jonsson's edition of this saga (Copenhagen, 1880-88. and Halle. 1894). EGILSSON, a'gil-s6n, SraiXBJORN (1791- 18.52). An Icelandic philologist, born in Iceland. After completing a course of study at the Uni- versity of Copenhagen he returned to Iceland, where he spent the rest of his life. For several years he was rector of the Latin school at Keykjavlk. He retired in 1851. Egilsson is best known by his dictionary of Old Xorse poetry {Lexicon Pocticum AntUjuw Lingua; Septentrio- natis. 1800), which, in spite of the careful study of Old Xorse poetry that has been conducted since its appearance, is still a work of inestimable value. Egilsson also published a number of ar- ticles on Old Xorse. EGINHARD. eg'in-hard. See Einhard. EG'LAMORE. Sir. One of the Knights of the Eound Table, and the hero of a popular ballad which tells of his slaying a terrible dragon. EGOi-ANTINE (Fr. eglantine, from OF. n?- glant.diiilcnt. Port, affuilen, sweetbrier, from Lat. oculeus, thorn, from acus. needle). A name given to two species of rose, and sometimes, erroneous- ly, to honeysuckle. The first species, Rosa riibigi- nosa, is a dense shrub, often six feet tall, the stems of which bear hooked )>rickles. dnrkgreen leaves, and. in June, bright-pink short-stemmed sweet-scented flowers, often two inches in diam- eter, followed by orange-red or scarlet fruits. It is a native of Europe, but being perfectly hardy, has become naturalized in many parts of the Eastern United States and Canada. Some of its cultivated double forms and some of its hybrids with other species of rose are very at- tractive in color, form, and perfume. The sec- ond species. Rosa rijlnnteria, is a West Asian shrub with long climbing stems, bearing straight prickles, dark-green leaves, and. in .June, yellow flowers, which have an offensive odor. EGLANTINE, .I'gliin-ten'. >r. .ME. The prioress of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. EGLI, a'gU. .JoHAXx .Jakob (1S2.5-90). A Swiss geographer. He was born at ITiwicsen- Laufen in the Canton of Zurich, and after teach- ing at various schools was in 188.'^ appointed professor of geography at the University of Zurich. He may be said to have been the foiiinlcr of the science of geographical nomenclature. His principal work, which is devoted to this sultjcct. is entitled: Xomina (leographica. Versuch eincr allycnicinen f/cographischen Onomatologie (2d ed. 1893). I'erhaps equally important is his Geschichie der groiiniphischcn Xunicnkunde (1880), in which he traces stop by step the historical development of the science of nomen- clature among the various nations. . iong his other important works may be mentioned: Xeue Krdkinidc (Sth ed. 1894)"; Scik Handch- geographic (5th ed. 1892). and Drr Vijlkcrgrixt in den gcographischen Xamcn (1894). His valu- able library was bequeathed to the municipal li- brary of Zurich. EG'LINTON AND WIN'TON, Archibald Wiii.iANL MoNrcoMicr.iK, Earl of |1S12-01). An English politician. He was born in Palermo, Sicily, was educated at Eton, and succeeded his grandfather as Earl of Eglinton in 1819. He was an enthusiastic s]iortsman. and won the Derby with Flying Dutchman in 1849. In 1839 he carried out tlic celebrated tournament at Eglinton Castle, Ayrshire, described by Disraeli in Lndyntion. He was Lord Lieutenant of Ire- land in 1852 and again in 1858-59, and while holding this position attracted attention by the magnificence of his ollicial entertuinmenls. He became Earl of Winton in the |ieerage of the L'nited Kingdom in 1859, and at the time of his death was spoken of as the most popular man in the three kingdoms. EGliON. ( 1 ) A king in ^Moab. who. according to Judges iii. 12-30. oppressed Israel for eighteen years, and was assassinated by the Benjamin- ite Ehud (q.v.). (2) An Amorite city men tioned in Joshua x. 30, xii. 12. xv. 39. Its king, Debir, is represented as joining the leagie against Joshua that was led by Adonizedek (q.v.). The; city was evidently not far from Lachish. Some scholars have identilied it with the modern Kliir- bet Ajlan, two miles north of Tell el Hesy, others with Tell X'ejileh, three miles south of this place. EG'MONT. A tragedy by Goethe, published in 1788. Its plot centres about the revolution in the Xetherlands in the middle of the sixteenth century. EGMONT, .Too.sT vax (1001-74). A Dutch painter, burn at Leyden. He was a ])Upil of Caspar van den Hoecke. and afterwards studied under Itubens. He became Court painter to Louis XIII. and Louis XIV.. and was one of tln' tirst twelve members of the Academic Royale dc Pein- ture. founded in 1048. His works arc rare, and all details of his life are uncertain. He is often c<m- founded with his father, also named .Toost, and with other insignificant painters of the same name. There are portraits of Pliilip IV. of Spain and of the Archduke Leopold Wilhclm at Vienna bv him. and iiortraits of Louis XIV. and Maria Tllcrc~a at The Hague. EGMONT, or EGMOND, Lamouai.. Count, Prince of Gavre (1522-08). A Flemish general and statesman, born at the Castle of La Hamaide, in llainaut. He succeeded his elder brother Charles in (he title and estates in 1541. accom- panied Charies V. on the Algerian expedition in the same year, and followed that monarch after- wards in all his campaigns against Francis I. His bravery and devotion were rewarded in 1510 with the order of the Golden Fleece. The year previous he had married Sabina of Bavaria, the sister of the Elector Palatine, with great pomp in
