The author of Njal's Saga is not known, but there are a few theories about who this person might have been. Suggestions include: Sæmundr Fróði, one of Fróði's sons, Jón Loftsson, Snorri Sturluson, Einarr Gilsson, Brandr Jónsson and Þorvarðr Þórarinsson.
The saga is believed to have been composed between 1270 and 1290.
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