CHRONOLOGY

943—Colm born in Ireland

945—Gwyneth born in Wales

953—Colm taken by raiders

955—Bjorn takes his household, including the slaves Colm and Gwyneth, to Iceland

960—Death of Hastein

961—Halldor dies and Colm freed in summer; Aud dies; Colm and Gwyneth marry

962—Colm goes raiding

963—Berserk feud

964—Birth of Gudbrand

965—Birth of Hallvard

967—Birth of Geirrid

968—Colm pays off Bjorn, is led into Althing

970—Thorolf paid off; Colm fosters Gudbrand

971—Thurid rescued

975—Gudbrand dies

976—Ljot and Styr born

977—Gisli the Outlaw killed, his nephew Snorri becomes godi

979—Bjorn dies

980—Deaths of Egil Bloodhead and his cousin, Thorgils

982—Ingveld dies

983— Erik the Red returns to Iceland; Geirrid goes trading

984—Orm and Marta marry

986—Geirrid returns

987—Thurid marries

995—Albert’s mission to Iceland; Asgrim killed

998—Thangbrand’s mission

999—Iceland converts to Christianity

1000—Thorolf dies and Hallvard becomes godi

1001—Fight with Skeggi and the robbers

1003—Frosti dies

1005—Thurid marries Cran

1013—Gwyneth dies

1014—Norse driven out of Ireland for good

1015—Olaf the Large, later canonized as St.Olaf, becomes King of Norway

1016—Canute King of England