Holmgang or single combat at the Jórvík Viking Festival 2022

Walk to the island or Holmgang (holmganga in Old Norse, hólmganga in modern Icelandic, holmgång in Swedish, holmgang in Danish and Norwegian bokmål and nynorsk) is a duel to the death practiced by early medieval Scandinavians. It was a legally recognized way to settle disputes. The name holmgang (literally "holm-going") may derive from the combatants' duelling on a small island or holm as they do in the saga of Egill Skallagrímsson.