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This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.
Is it well written?
A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
In the Birth and upbringing section, this sentence ---> "According to Laxdaela Saga, Hoskuld purchased a mute thrall-woman from a Rus' merchant on Brännö while on a trading expedition to Norway, and made her his concubine while away from his wife Jorunn Bjarnadottir.[3].", it would be best if only one period is shown and it should come before the reference.
The article tends to have "red links", if they don't have articles, it would be best to un-link them, per
here.
That link says that redlinks should not be created to articles that will never exist. I am working on articles for all of the names marked in redlink.
Briangotts(Talk)(Contrib) 13:22, 12 September 2008 (UTC)reply
A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with
the layout style guideline:
It would be best if the book sources use {{cite book}} template.
The article is using book sources, thus needing to use the cite book template. -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 16:17, 12 September 2008 (UTC)reply
B.
Reliable sources are
cited inline. All content that
could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
Does Reference 9 cover all this ---> "At the age of seven, over his mother's objections, Olaf became the foster son and heir of a wealthy but childless goði named Thord, who was at the time engaged in complex litigation with the kinsmen of his ex-wife Vigdis Ingjaldsdottir (another descendent of Thorstein the Red). Olaf's adoption complicated the issues in the suit and threatened to lead to a blood feud, but Hoskuld arranged a settlement and compensated Vigdis' kinsmen with gifts. By fostering Olaf Thord gained the protection of the powerful Hoskuld, and Hoskuld secured an inheritance for his illegitimate son beyond the limited amount he was permitted to leave to Olaf under Icelandic law"?
Does Reference 17 cover all this ---> "As luck would have it, the local king arrived on the scene, and proved to be Olaf's alleged grandfather Myrkjartan. Olaf remained with Myrkjartan for a time, and the king, according to Laxdaela Saga, even offered to make Olaf his heir. Olaf, however, ultimately returned to Norway, afraid of provoking Myrkjartan's sons"?
--Per the MOS, images should be staggered with the first image being right-aligned. Both the previous and the subsequent images are right aligned, so Egil should be left-.
Briangotts(Talk)(Contrib) 23:25, 11 September 2008 (UTC)reply
Well, it also says, "It is often preferable to place images of faces so that the face or eyes look toward the text." I'm just saying. Check. -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 16:17, 12 September 2008 (UTC)reply
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!
Well, after reading the article, I have gone off and passed the article. Congratulations. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to a
GA review. Thank you to all who worked hard to bring it to this status. -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 20:34, 24 September 2008 (UTC)reply
Historical accuracy
The article is very good as far as it goes. But it seems to be heavily dependent on the sagas, and it is my understanding that the sagas, as essentially literary productions, used history as a basis for the story rather than attempting to achieve historical accuracy. The article just accepts the saga version as fact. --
MWLittleGuy (
talk) 21:12, 13 February 2010 (UTC)reply
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This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.
Is it well written?
A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:
In the Birth and upbringing section, this sentence ---> "According to Laxdaela Saga, Hoskuld purchased a mute thrall-woman from a Rus' merchant on Brännö while on a trading expedition to Norway, and made her his concubine while away from his wife Jorunn Bjarnadottir.[3].", it would be best if only one period is shown and it should come before the reference.
The article tends to have "red links", if they don't have articles, it would be best to un-link them, per
here.
That link says that redlinks should not be created to articles that will never exist. I am working on articles for all of the names marked in redlink.
Briangotts(Talk)(Contrib) 13:22, 12 September 2008 (UTC)reply
A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with
the layout style guideline:
It would be best if the book sources use {{cite book}} template.
The article is using book sources, thus needing to use the cite book template. -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 16:17, 12 September 2008 (UTC)reply
B.
Reliable sources are
cited inline. All content that
could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
Does Reference 9 cover all this ---> "At the age of seven, over his mother's objections, Olaf became the foster son and heir of a wealthy but childless goði named Thord, who was at the time engaged in complex litigation with the kinsmen of his ex-wife Vigdis Ingjaldsdottir (another descendent of Thorstein the Red). Olaf's adoption complicated the issues in the suit and threatened to lead to a blood feud, but Hoskuld arranged a settlement and compensated Vigdis' kinsmen with gifts. By fostering Olaf Thord gained the protection of the powerful Hoskuld, and Hoskuld secured an inheritance for his illegitimate son beyond the limited amount he was permitted to leave to Olaf under Icelandic law"?
Does Reference 17 cover all this ---> "As luck would have it, the local king arrived on the scene, and proved to be Olaf's alleged grandfather Myrkjartan. Olaf remained with Myrkjartan for a time, and the king, according to Laxdaela Saga, even offered to make Olaf his heir. Olaf, however, ultimately returned to Norway, afraid of provoking Myrkjartan's sons"?
--Per the MOS, images should be staggered with the first image being right-aligned. Both the previous and the subsequent images are right aligned, so Egil should be left-.
Briangotts(Talk)(Contrib) 23:25, 11 September 2008 (UTC)reply
Well, it also says, "It is often preferable to place images of faces so that the face or eyes look toward the text." I'm just saying. Check. -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 16:17, 12 September 2008 (UTC)reply
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!
Well, after reading the article, I have gone off and passed the article. Congratulations. If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to a
GA review. Thank you to all who worked hard to bring it to this status. -- ThinkBlue (HitBLUE) 20:34, 24 September 2008 (UTC)reply
Historical accuracy
The article is very good as far as it goes. But it seems to be heavily dependent on the sagas, and it is my understanding that the sagas, as essentially literary productions, used history as a basis for the story rather than attempting to achieve historical accuracy. The article just accepts the saga version as fact. --
MWLittleGuy (
talk) 21:12, 13 February 2010 (UTC)reply