Njáls saga (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈnjauls ˌsaːɣa] ), also Njála ([ˈnjauːla] ), Brennu-Njáls saga ([ˈprɛnːʏ-ˌnjauls ˌsaːɣa] ) or "The Story of Burnt Njáll", is a thirteenth-century Icelandic saga that describes events between 960 and 1020. The principal characters in the saga are the friends Njáll Þorgeirsson, a lawyer and a sage, and Gunnar Hámundarson, a formidable warrior. Gunnar's wife, , instigates a feud that leads to the death of many characters over several decades including the killing by fire of the eponymous "Burnt Njáll".