The tale of Norna-Gest goes down in literary record as a tale of destiny and a character’s attempt to fight it. Not one of the titular Icelandic sagas, Norna-Gest’s story was recorded around the year 1300 in Nornagests þáttr and in Flateyjarbók, the latter a compilation of episodes and poems. The myth touches on the fear of death, and one’s control over a perceived destiny.