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CONTENTS PROLOGUE. THE SAGA OF KING SVERRI

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CONTENTS PREFACE OF SNORRE STURLASON. HALFDAN THE BLACK SAGA. 1. HALFDAN FIGHTS WITH GANDALF AND SIGTRYG. 2. BATTLE BETWEEN HALFDAN AND EYSTEIN. 3. HALFDAN’S MARRIAGE 4. HALFDAN’S STRIFE WITH GANDALF’S SONS. 5. HALFDAN’S MARRIAGE WITH HJORT’S DAUGHTER. 6. OF RAGNHILD’S DREAM. 7. OF HALFDAN’S DREAM. 8. HALFDAN’S MEAT VANISHES AT A FEAST 9. HALFDAN S DEATH. HARALD HARFAGER’S SAGA. 1. HARALD’S STRIFE WITH HAKE AND HIS FATHER GANDALF. 2. KING HARALD OVERCOMES FIVE KINGS. 3. OF GYDA, DAUGHTER OF EIRIE. 4. KING HARALD’S VOW. 5. THE BATTLE IN ORKADAL. 6. KING HARALD S LAWS FOR LAND PROPERTY. 7. BATTLE IN GAULARDAL. 8. HARALD SEIZES NAUMUDAL DISTRICT. 9. KING HARALD’S HOME AFFAIRS. 10. BATTLE AT SOLSKEL 11. FALL OF KINGS ARNVID AND AUDBJORN. 12. KING VEMUND BURNT TO DEATH. 13. DEATH OF EARLS HAKON, AND ATLE MJOVE. 14. HARALD AND THE SWEDISH KING EIRIK. 15. HARALD AT A FEAST OF THE PEASANT AKE. 16. HARALD’S JOURNEY TO TUNSBERG. 17. THE BATTLE IN GAUTLAND. 18. HRANE GAUZKE’S DEATH. 19. BATTLE IN HAFERSFJORD. 20. HARALD SUPREME SOVEREIGN IN NORWAY. 21. HARALD’S MARRIAGE AND HIS CHILDREN. 22. KING HARALD’S VOYAGE TO THE WEST. 23. HARALD HAS HIS HAIR CLIPPED. 24. ROLF GANGER DRIVEN INTO BANISHMENT. 25. OF THE FIN SVASE AND KING HARALD. 26. OF THJODOLF OF HVIN, THE SKALD. 27. OF EARL TORFEINAR’S OBTAINING ORKNEY. 28. KING EIRIK EYMUNDSON’S DEATH. 29. GUTHORM’S DEATH IN TUNSBERG. 30. EARL RAGNVALD BURNT IN HIS HOUSE. 31. HALFDAN HALEG’S DEATH. 32. HARALD AND EINAR RECONCILED. 33. DEATH OF GUTHORM AND HALFDAN THE WHITE. 34. MARRIAGE OF EIRIK. 35. HARALD DIVIDES HIS KINGDOM. 36. DEATH OF RAGNVALD RETTILBEINE. 37. DEATH OF GUDROD LJOME. 38. KING BJORN KAUPMAN’S DEATH. 39. RECONCILIATION OF THE KINGS. 40. BIRTH OF HAKON THE GOOD. 41. KING ATHELSTAN’S MESSAGE 42. HAUK’S JOURNEY TO ENGLAND. 43. HAKON, THE FOSTER-SON OF ATHELSTAN, IS BAPTIZED. 44. EIRIK BROUGHT TO THE SOVEREIGNTY. 45. KING HARALD’S DEATH. 46. THE DEATH OF OLAF AND OF SIGROD. HAKON THE GOOD’S SAGA. 1. HAKON CHOSEN KING. 2. KING HAKON’S PROGRESS THROUGH THE COUNTRY. 3. EIRIK’S DEPARTURE FROM THE COUNTRY. 4. EIRIK’S DEATH. 5. GUNHILD AND HER SONS. 6. BATTLE IN JUTLAND. 7. BATTLE IN EYRARSUND (THE SOUND). 8. KING HAKON’S EXPEDITION TO DENMARK. 9. OF KING TRYGVE. 10. OF GUNHILD S SONS. 11. KING HAKON AS A LAW-GIVER. 12. THE BIRTH OF EARL HAKON THE GREAT. 13. OF EYSTEIN THE BAD. 14. JAMTALAND AND HELSINGJALAND. 15. HAKON SPREADS CHRISTIANITY. 16. ABOUT SACRIFICES. 17. THE FROSTA-THING. 18. KING HAKON OFFERS SACRIFICES. 19. FEAST OF THE SACRIFICE AT MORE. 20. BATTLE AT OGVALDSNES. 21. KING HAKON’S LAWS. 22. CONCERNING EIRIK’S SONS. 23. OF EGIL ULSERK. 24. BATTLE AT FREDARBERG. 25. OF KING GAMLE. 26. KING GAMLE AND ULSERK FALL. 27. EGIL ULSERK’S BURIAL-GROUND. 28. NEWS OF WAR COMES TO KING HAKON. 29. THE ARMAMENT OF EIRIK’S SONS. 30. KING HAKON’S BATTLE ARRAY. 31. FALL OF SKREYJA AND ASKMAN. 32. HAKON’S DEATH. SAGA OF KING HARALD GRAFELD AND OF EARL HAKON SON OF SIGURD. 1. GOVERNMENT OF THE SONS OF EIRIK. 2. CHRISTIANITY OF GUNHILD’S SONS. 3. COUNCILS BY GUNHILD AND HER SONS. 4. GUNHILD’S SONS AND GRJOTGARD. 5. SIGURD BURNT IN A HOUSE IN STJORADAL 6. HISTORY OF HAKON, SIGURD’S SON. 7. OF HARALD GRAFELD. 8. EARL EIRIK’S BIRTH. 9. KING TRYGVE OLAFSON’S MURDER. 10. KING GUDROD’S FALL. 11. OF HARALD GRENSKE. 12. EARL HAKON’S FEUDS. 13. OF EARL HAKON AND GUNHILD’S SONS. 14. SIGURD SLEFA’S MURDER. 15. GRJOTGARD’S FALL. 16. KING ERLING’S FALL. 17. THE SEASONS IN NORWAY AT THIS TIME. 18. THE ICELANDERS AND EYVIND THE SKALD. KING OLAF TRYGVASON’S SAGA. 1. OLAF TRYGVASON’S BIRTH. 2. OF GUNHILD S SONS. 3. ASTRID’S JOURNEY. 4. HAKON’S EMBASSY TO SWEDEN. 5. OF SIGURD EIRIKSON. 6. OLAF IS SET FREE IN EISTLAND. 7. KLERKON KILLED BY OLAF. 8. OF HAKON EARL OF HLADER. 9. OF GOLD HARALD. 10. COUNCILS HELD BY HAKON AND HARALD. 11. HARALD GORMSON’S MESSAGE TO NORWAY. 12. TREACHERY OF HARALD AND HAKON. 13. DEATH OF HARALD GRAFELD. 14. GOLD HARALD’S DEATH. 15. DIVISION OF THE COUNTRY. 16. GUNHILD’S SONS LEAVE THE COUNTRY. 18. BATTLE BETWEEN HAKON AND RAGNFRED. 19. EARL HAKON’S MARRIAGE. 20. DEATH OF SKOPTE. 21. OLAF TRYGVASON’S JOURNEY FROM RUSSIA. 22. OLAF TRYGVASON’S MARRIAGE. 23. EARL HAKON PAYS NO SCAT. 24. HARALD OPPOSES CHRISTIANITY. 25. OLAF TRYGVASON’S WAR EXPEDITION. 26. OTTA AND HAKON IN BATTLE. 27. HARALD AND HAKON ARE BAPTIZED. 28. HAKON RENOUNCES CHRISTIANITY. 29. THE EMPEROR OTTA RETURNS HOME. 30. OLAF’S JOURNEY FROM VINDLAND. 31. KING OLAF’S FORAYS. 32. KING OLAF IS BAPTIZED. 33. OLAF MARRIES GYDA. 34. KING OLAF AND ALFVINE’S DUEL. 35. KING OLAF GETS HIS DOG VIGE. 36. HARALD GORMSON SAILS AGAINST ICELAND. 37. HARALD SENDS A WARLOCK TO ICELAND. 38. HARALD GORMSON’S DEATH. 39. VOW OF THE JOMSBORG VIKINGS. 40. EIRIK AND HAKON MAKE A WAR LEVY. 41. EXPEDITION OF THE JOMSBORG VIKINGS. 42. OF THE JOMSBORG VIKINGS. 43. BATTLE WITH THE JOMSBORG VIKINGS. 44. EARL SIGVALDE’S FLIGHT. 45. BUE THROWS HIMSELF OVERBOARD. 46. VIKINGS BOUND TOGETHER IN ONE CHAIN. 47. DEATH OF GISSUR OF VALDERS. 48. KING HARALD GRENSKE’S DEATH. 49. BIRTH OF OLAF, SON OF HARALD GRENSKE. 50. ABOUT EARL HAKON. 51. THORER KLAKKA’S JOURNEY. 52. OLAF TRYGVASON COMES TO NORWAY. 53. EARL HAKON’S FLIGHT. 54. ERLEND’S DEATH. 55. EARL HAKON’S DEATH. 56. EARL HAKON’S HEAD. 57. OLAF TRYGVASON ELECTED KING. 58. LODIN’S MARRIAGE 59. OLAF BAPTIZES THE COUNTRY OF VIKEN. 60. OF THE HORDALAND PEOPLE. 61. ROGALAND BAPTIZED. 62. ERLING SKJALGSON’S WOOING. 64. ERLING SKJALGSON’S WEDDING. 65. RAUMSDAL AND FJORD-DISTRICTS BAPTIZED. 66. OLAF PROPOSES MARRIAGE TO QUEEN SIGRID. 67. OLAF HARALDSON BAPTIZED. 68. MEETING OF OLAF AND SIGRID. 69. THE BURNING OF WARLOCKS. 70. EYVIND KELDA’S DEATH. 71. OLAF AND ODIN’S APPARITION. 72. THE THING IN THRONDHJEM. 73. JARNSKEGGE OR IRON BEARD. 74. THE FEAST AT HLADER. 75. OF THE THING IN THRONDHJEM. 76. THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE BAPTIZED. 77. A TOWN IN THE THRONDHJEM COUNTRY. 78. KING OLAF’S MARRIAGE. 79. BUILDING OF THE SHIP CRANE. 80. THANGBRAND THE PRIEST GOES TO ICELAND. 81. OF SIGURD AND HAUK. 82. OF HAREK OF THJOTTA. 83. EYVIND KINRIFA’S DEATH. 84. HALOGALAND MADE CHRISTIAN. 85. THORER HJORT’S DEATH. 86. KING OLAF’S VOYAGE TO GODEY. 87. OF RAUD’S BEING TORTURED. 88. OF THE ICELANDERS. 89. BAPTISM OF THE ICELANDERS. 90. HALFRED VANDREDASKALD BAPTIZED. 91. THANGBRAND RETURNS FROM ICELAND. 92. OF KING OLAF’S FEATS. 93. BAPTISM OF LEIF EIRIKSON. 94. FALL OF KING GUDROD. 95. BUILDING OF THE SHIP LONG SERPENT. 96. EARL EIRIK, THE SON OF HAKON. 97. EIRIK’S FORAY ON THE BALTIC COASTS. 98. KING SVEIN’S MARRIAGE. 99. KING BURIZLEIF’S MARRIAGE. 100. OLAF GETS THYRE IN MARRIAGE. 101. OLAF’S LEVY FOR WAR. 102. CREW ON BOARD OF THE LONG SERPENT. 103. ICELAND BAPTIZED. 104. GREENLAND BAPTIZED 105. RAGNVALD SENDS MESSENGERS TO OLAF. 106. OLAF SENDS EXPEDITION TO VINDLAND. 107. OLAF’S EXPEDITION VINDLAND. 108. CONSPIRACY AGAINST KING OLAF. 109. EARL SIGVALDE’S TREACHEROUS PLANS. 110. KING OLAF’S VOYAGE FROM VINDLAND. 111. CONSULTATION OF THE KINGS. 112. OF KING OLAF’S PEOPLE. 113. OLAF’S SHIPS PREPARED FOR BATTLE. 114. OF KING OLAF. 115. THE BATTLE BEGINS. 116. FLIGHT OF SVEIN AND OLAF THE SWEDE. 117. OF EARL EIRIK. 118. OF EINAR TAMBARSKELVER. 119. OLAF GIVES HIS MEN SHARP SWORDS. 120. THE SERPENT BOARDED. 121. THE SERPENT’S DECKS CLEARED. 122. REPORT AMONG THE PEOPLE. 123. OF EARL EIRIK, THE SON OF HAKON. SAGA OF OLAF HARALDSON. (1) 1. OF SAINT OLAF’S BRINGING UP. 2. OF OLAF AND KING SIGURD SYR. 3. OF RING OLAF’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 4. KING OLAF’S WAR EXPEDITION. 5. OLAF’S FIRST BATTLE. 6. FORAY IN SVITHJOD. 7. THE SECOND BATTLE. 8. THE THIRD BATTLE. 9. THE FOURTH BATTLE IN SUDERVIK. 10. THE FIFTH BATTLE IN FRIESLAND. 11. DEATH OF KING SVEIN FORKED BEARD. 12. THE SIXTH BATTLE. 13. THE SEVENTH BATTLE. 14. EIGHTH AND NINTH BATTLES OF OLAF. 15. THE TENTH BATTLE. 16. ELEVENTH, TWELFTH AND THIRTEENTH BATTLES. 17. FOURTEENTH BATTLE AND OLAF’S DREAM. 18. FIFTEENTH BATTLE. 19. OF THE EARLS OF ROUEN. 20. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER. 21. OF ERLING SKIALGSON. 22. OF THE HERSE ERLING SKIALGSON. 23. OF EARL EIRIK. 24. THE MURDER OF EDMUND. 25. OLAF AND ETHELRED’S SONS. 26. BATTLE OF KING OLAF. 27. OLAF’S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY. 28. HAKON TAKEN PRISONER BY OLAF. 29. HAKON’S DEPARTURE FROM NORWAY. 30. ASTA RECEIVES HER SON OLAF. 31. KING SIGURD’S DRESS. 32. OF THE FEAST. 33. CONVERSATION OF OLAF AND SIGURD. 34. KINGS IN THE UPLAND DISTRICTS. 35. OLAF GETS THE TITLE OF KING FROM THE THING. 36. KING OLAF TRAVELS IN THE UPLANDS. 37. LEVY AGAINST OLAF IN THRONDHJEM. 38. OLAF’S PROGRESS IN THRONDHJEM. 39. OF EARL SVEIN’S PROCEEDINGS. 40. EARL SVEIN’S AND EINAR’S CONSULTATIONS. 41. OF SIGVAT THE SKALD. 42. OF EARL SVEIN. 43. OF KING OLAF. 44. OF EARL SVEIN’S FORCES. 45. KING OLAF S FORCES. 46. KING OLAF’S SPEECH. 47. OF THE BATTLE AT NESJAR. 48. EARL SVEIN’S FLIGHT. 49. EARL SVEIN LEAVES THE COUNTRY. 50. OLAF’S AND SIGURD’S CONSULTATION. 51. OF KING OLAF. 52. PLAN OF SVEIN AND THE SWEDISH KING. 53. EARL SVEIN’S DEATH. 54. OF THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE. 55. OF KING OLAF’S HOUSEHOLD. 56. OF KING OLAF’S HABITS. 57. KING OLAF’S MESSENGERS. 58. OLAF AND ERLING RECONCILED. 59. EILIF OF GAUTLAND’S MURDER. 60. THE HISTORY OF EYVIND URARHORN. 61. THRAND WHITE’S MURDER. 62. CHRISTIANITY PROCLAIMED IN VIKEN. 63. HROE’S FALL. 64. FALL OF GUDLEIK AND THORGAUT. 65. MEETING OF OLAF AND RAGNVALD. 66. KING OLAF THE SWEDE. 67. ACCOUNT OF THEIR RECONCILIATION. 68. JOURNEY OF BJORN THE MARSHAL. 69. CONVERSATION OF BJORN AND INGEBJORG. 70. OF SIGVAT THE SKALD. 71. HJALTE SKEGGJASON WHILE HE WAS IN SVITHIOD. 72. OLAF’S JOURNEY TO THE UPLANDS. 73. TREACHERY OF THE UPLAND KINGS. 74. MUTILATING OF THE UPLAND KINGS. 75. KING OLAF’S HALF-BROTHERS. 76. THE DIVISION OF THE COUNTRY. 77. OF THE LAGMAN THORGNY. 78. MEETING OF RAGNVALD AND INGEGERD. 79. RAGNVALD AND THORGNY. 80. OF THE UPSALA THING. 81. THORGNY’S SPEECH. 82. OF KING HROREK’S TREACHERY. 83. OF LITTLE FIN. 84. MURDER OF OLAF’S COURT-MEN. 85. OF HROREK’S ASSAULT. 86. KING HROREK’S JOURNEY TO ICELAND. 87. BATTLE IN ULFREKS-FJORD. 88. OLAF PREPARES FOR HIS BRIDAL JOURNEY. 89. OF THE SWEDISH KING’S CHILDREN. 90. OF THE SWEDISH KING OLAF’S HUNTING. 91. OLAF THE NORWAY KING’S COUNSELS. 92. SIGVAT THE SKALD’S JOURNEY EASTWARDS. 93. RAGNVALD AND ASTRA’S JOURNEY. 94. OF KING OLAF’S MARRIAGE. 95. THE AGREEMENT BROKEN BY OLAF. 96. HISTORY OF THE LAGMAN EMUND. 97. MEETING OF RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE KINGS, AND THEIR GAME AT DICE. 98. OF OLAF OF NORWAY, AFTER THE MEETING. 99. HISTORY OF THE EARLS OF ORKNEY. 100. OF THE EARLS EINAR AND BRUSE. 101. OF THORKEL AMUNDASON. 102. THE AGREEMENT OF THE EARLS. 103. EYVIND URARHORN’S MURDER. 104. EARL EINAR’S MURDER. 105. AGREEMENT BETWEEN KING OLAF AND EARL BRUSE. 106. THE EARL’S AGREEMENT TO THE KING’S TERMS. 107. EARL THORFIN’S DEPARTURE, AND RECONCILIATION WITH THORKEL. 108. EARL BRUSE’S DEPARTURE. 109. OF THE EARLS THORFIN AND BRUSE. 110. OF HAREK OF THJOTTA. 111. OF THE PEOPLE OF HALOGALAND. 112. OF ASMUND GRANKELSON. 113. OF THE SACRIFICES OF THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE. 114. OF THE SACRIFICES BY THE PEOPLE OF THE INTERIOR OF THE THRONDHJEM DISTRICT. 115. MURDER OF OLVER OF EGGJA. 116. OF THE SONS OF ARNE. 117. KING OLAF’S JOURNEY TO THE UPLANDS. 118. THE STORY OF DALE-GUDBRAND. 119. DALE-GUDBRAND IS BAPTIZED. 120. HEDEMARK BAPTIZED. 121. RECONCILIATION OF THE KING AND EINAR. 122. RECONCILIATION OF THE KING AND ERLING. 123. HERE BEGINS THE STORY OF ASBJORN SELSBANE. 124. MURDER OF THORER SEL. 125. OF SKJALG, THE SON OF ERLING SKJALGSON. 126. OF THORARIN NEFIULFSON. 127. ERLING’S RECONCILIATION WITH KING OLAF. 128. OF THORER HUND AND ASBJORN SELSBANE. 129. KING OLAF BAPTIZES IN VORS AND VALDERS. 130. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER. 131. THE BIRTH OF KING MAGNUS. 132. THE MURDER OF ASBJORN SELSBANE. 133. OF KING OLAF. 134. KING OLAF’S MESSAGE TO ICELAND, AND THE COUNSELS OF THE ICELANDERS. 135. THE ANSWER OF THE ICELANDERS. 136. OF THE PEOPLE OF THE FAREY ISLANDS. 137. OF THE MARRIAGE OF KETIL AND OF THORD TO THE KING’S SISTERS. 138. OF THE ICELANDERS. 139. HERE BEGINS THE STORY OF CANUTE THE GREAT. 140. CANUTE’S MESSAGE TO KING OLAF. 141. KING OLAF’S ALLIANCE WITH ONUND THE KING OF SVITHJOD. 142. KING CANUTE’S AMBASSADORS TO ONUND OF SVITHJOD. 143. THE EXPEDITION TO BJARMALAND. 144. MEETING OF KING OLAF AND KING ONUND. 145. THORALF’S MURDER. 146. OF THE ICELANDERS. 147. OF THE JAMTALAND PEOPLE. 148. STEIN’S STORY. 149. FIN ARNASON’S EXPEDITION TO HALOGALAND. 150. DISPUTE BETWEEN HAREK AND ASMUND. 151. THOROD’S STORY. 152. KING OLAF’S LEVY OF MEN. 153. KARL MORSKE’S STORY. 154. KING OLAF’S EXPEDITION WITH HIS LEVY. 155. OF KING OLAF AND KING ONUND. 156. OF KING CANUTE THE GREAT. 157. OF KING CANUTE’S SHIP THE DRAGON. 158. HARDAKNUT TAKEN TO BE KING IN DENMARK. 159. FORAY IN SCANIA. 160. BATTLE IN HELGA RIVER. 161. KING OLAF AND KING ONUND’S PLANS. 162. OF KING CANUTE AND EARL ULF. 163. OF THE EARL’S MURDER. 164. OF KING OLAF AND THE SWEDES. 165. OF EGIL AND TOFE. 166. TREACHERY TOWARDS KING OLAF. 167. KING OLAF’S CONSULTATIONS. 168. HAREK OF THJOTTA’S VOYAGE. 169. KING OLAF’S COURSE FROM SVITHJOD. 170. OF SIGVAT THE SKALD. 171. OF ERLING SKJALGSON AND HIS SONS. 172. OF KING OLAF’S PRESENTS AT YULE. 173. OF BJORN THE BAILIFF. 174. OF RAUD’S SONS. 175. THORER’S DEATH. 176. THE FALL OF GRJOTGARD. 177. KING OLAF SENDS FOR HIS SHIPS AND GOODS. 178. KING OLAF’S COUNSELS. 179. HAREK OF THJOTTA BURNS GRANKEL AND HIS MEN. 180. KING CANUTE’S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY. 181. OF KING CANUTE. 182. OF THORARIN LOFTUNGA. 183. OF THE MESSENGERS SENT BY KING OLAF FOR HIS SHIPS. 184. OF KING OLAF IN HIS PROCEEDINGS. 185. OF KING OLAF’S VOYAGE. 186. OF ERLING SKJALGSON’S FALL. 187. OF THE INSURRECTION OF AGDER DISTRICT. 188. DEATH OF ASLAK FITIASKALLE. 189. CLEARING OF THE URD. 190. OLAF’S PROPHECIES. 191. KING OLAF PROCEEDS TO RUSSIA. 192. CAUSES OF THE REVOLT AGAINST KING OLAF. 193. OF JOKUL BARDSON. 194. OF KALF ARNASON. 195. OF THE DEATH OF EARL HAKON. 196. OF BJORN THE MARSHAL. 197. BJORN THE MARSHAL’S JOURNEY. 198. OF KING OLAF. 199. OF KING OLAF’S DREAM. 200. OF KING OLAF’S HEALING POWERS. 201. KING OLAF BURNS THE WOOD SHAVINGS ON HIS HAND FOR HIS SABBATH BREACH. 202. OF KING OLAF. 203. OF KING OLAF’S JOURNEY FROM RUSSIA. 204. OF THE LENDERMEN IN NORWAY. 205. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER. 206. OF THE CHIEF PEOPLE IN NORWAY. 207. OF HARALD SIGURDSON’S PROCEEDINGS. 208. OF KING OLAF’S PROCEEDINGS IN SVITHJOD. 209. KING OLAF ADVANCES TO JARNBERALAND. 210. OF DAG HRINGSON. 211. OF KING OLAF’S JOURNEY. 212. OF VAGABOND-MEN. 213. OF KING OLAF’S VISION. 214. OF THE MIRACLE ON THE CORN LAND. 215. OF THE BAPTISM OF THE VAGABOND FOREST-MEN. 216. KING OLAF’S SPEECH. 217. KING OLAF’S COUNSEL. 218. OF KING OLAF’S SKALDS. 219. OF KING OLAF’S GIFTS FOR THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO SHOULD BE SLAIN. 220. OF THORMOD KOLBRUNARSKALD. 221. KING OLAF COMES TO STIKLESTAD. 222. OF THORGILS HALMASON. 223. OLAF’S SPEECH. 224. OF THORD FOLASON. 225. OF KING OLAF’S ARMOUR. 226. KING OLAF’S DREAM. 227. OF ARNLJOT GELLINE’S BAPTISM. 228. CONCERNING THE ARMY COLLECTED IN NORWAY. 229. OF BISHOP SIGURD. 230. BISHOP SIGURD’S SPEECH. 231. OF THE LENDERMEN. 232. KALF ARNASON’S SPEECH. 233. HOW THE LENDERMEN SET UP THEIR BANNERS. 234. OF THORSTEIN KNARRARSMID. 235. OF THE PREPARATIONS OF THE BONDES. 236. OF THE KING’S AND THE BONDES’ ARMIES. 237. MEETING OF THE KING AND THE BONDES. 238. BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE OF STIKLESTAD. 239. THORGEIR OF KVISTSTAD’S FALL. 240. KING OLAF’S FALL. 241. BEGINNING OF DAG HRINGSON’S ATTACK. 242. KING OLAF’S MIRACLE SHOWN TO THORER HUND. 243. OF KALF ARNASON’S BROTHERS. 244. OF THE BONDES OF VERADAL. 245. OF THE KING’S BROTHER, HARALD SIGURDSON. 246. OF THORMOD KOLBRUNARSKALD. 247. THORMOD’S DEATH. 248. OF SOME CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BATTLE. 249. A MIRACLE ON A BLIND MAN. 250. OF THORER HUND. 251. OF KING OLAF’S BODY. 252. OF THE BEGINNING OF KING SVEIN ALFIFASON’S GOVERNMENT. 253. OF KING SVEIN’S LAWS. 254. OF KING OLAF’S SANCTITY. 255. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER. 256. OF THE SONS OF ARNE. 257. BISHOP SIGURD’S FLIGHT. 258. KING OLAF THE SAINT’S REMAINS DISINTERRED. 259. OF KING OLAF’S MIRACLES. 260. OF KING OLAF’S AGE AND REIGN. 261. OF THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE. 262. OF KING SVEIN’S LEVY. 263. KING TRYGVE OLAFSON’S FALL. 264. OF THE COUNSELS OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER AND KALF ARNASON. 265. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER AND KALF ARNASON’S JOURNEY. SAGA OF MAGNUS THE GOOD. 1. MAGNUS OLAFSON’S JOURNEY FROM THE WEST. 2. MAGNUS’S EXPEDITION FROM SVITHJOD. 3. MAGNUS MADE KING. 4. KING SVEIN’S FLIGHT. 5. KING MAGNUS’S JOURNEY TO NORWAY. 6. DEATH OF KING CANUTE THE GREAT AND HIS SON SVEIN. 7. RECONCILIATION BETWEEN HARDAKNUT AND KING MAGNUS. 8. OF QUEEN ASTRID. 9. OF SIGVAT THE SKALD. 10. OF KING MAGNUS’S FIRST ARRIVAL IN SVITHJOD. 11. KING OLAF’S SHRINE. 12. OF THORER HUND. 13. OF THE MURDER OF HAREK OF THJOTTA. 14. OF THORGEIR FLEK. 15. KALF ARNASON FLIES THE COUNTRY 16. OF THE THREATS OF THE BONDES. 17. OF THE FREE-SPEAKING SONG (“BERSOGLISVISUR”). 18. OF THE ENGLISH KINGS. 19. OF KING MAGNUS OLAFSON. 20. KING MAGNUS’S ARMAMENT. 21. KING MAGNUS COMES TO DENMARK. 22. KING MAGNUS CHOSEN KING OF DENMARK. 23. OF SVEIN ULFSON. 24. SVEIN ULFSON CREATED AN EARL. 25. KING MAGNUS’S FORAY. 26. SVEIN RECEIVES THE TITLE OF KING. 27. OF KING MAGNUS’S MILITARY FORCE. 28. OF KING OLAF’S MIRACLE. 29. BATTLE OF HLYRSKOG HEATH. 30. BATTLE AT RE. 31. BATTLE AT AROS. 32. SVEIN’S FLIGHT. 33. BURNING IN FYEN. 34. BATTLE AT HELGANES 35. OF KING MAGNUS’S CAMPAIGN. 36. OF KING MAGNUS’S BATTLES. 37. OF KING MAGNUS, AND THORFIN AND RAGNVALD, EARLS OF ORKNEY. 38. OF KING MAGNUS’S LETTER TO ENGLAND. 39. KING EDWARD’S ANSWER TO KING MAGNUS’S LETTER. SAGA OF HARALD HARDRADE. 1. HARALD ESCAPES FROM THE BATTLE OF STIKLESTAD. 2. HARALD’S JOURNEY TO CONSTANTINOPLE. 3. OF HARALD. 4. OF HARALD AND GYRGER CASTING LOTS. 5. HARALD’S EXPEDITION IN THE LAND OF THE SARACENS (SERKLAND). 6. BATTLE IN SICILY. 7. BATTLE AT ANOTHER CASTLE. 8. BATTLE AT A THIRD CASTLE. 9. OF ULF AND HALDOR. 10. BATTLE AT A FOURTH CASTLE. 11. OF HARALD. 12. HARALD’S EXPEDITION TO PALESTINE. 13. HARALD PUT IN PRISON. 14. KING OLAF’S MIRACLE AND BLINDING THE GREEK EMPEROR. 15. HARALD’S JOURNEY FROM CONSTANTINOPLE. 16. OF KING HARALD. 17. KING HARALD’S MARRIAGE. 18. THE LEAGUE BETWEEN KING HARALD AND SVEIN ULFSON. 19. KING HARALD’S FORAY. 20. KING MAGNUS’S LEVY. 21. TREATY BETWEEN HARALD AND MAGNUS. 22. TREATY BETWEEN HARALD AND SVEIN BROKEN. 23. KING MAGNUS GIVES HARALD HALF OF NORWAY. 24. HARALD GIVES MAGNUS THE HALF OF HIS TREASURES. 25. OF KING MAGNUS. 26. OF SVEIN ULFSON. 27. OF THE LEVY OF THE TWO KINGS. 28. KING MAGNUS THE GOOD’S DEATH. 29. KING MAGNUS’S FUNERAL. 30. OF SVEIN ULFSON. 31. OF KING HARALD SIGURDSON. 32. OF THORKEL GEYSA’S DAUGHTERS. 33. MARRIAGES AND CHILDREN OF HARALD HARDRADE. 34. OF THE ARMAMENTS OF SVEIN ULFSON AND HARALD. 35. HARALD’S ESCAPE INTO THE JUTLAND SEA. 36. OF HARALD. 37. OF HALDOR SNORRASON. 38. OF ULF USPAKSON. 39. OF THE BUILDING OF CHURCHES AND HOUSES. 40. BEGINNING OF HAKON IVARSON’S STORY. 41. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER. 42. OF EARL ORM. 43. HARALD’S PRIDE. 44. OF THE QUARREL OF KING HARALD AND EINAR TAMBASKELFER. 45. THE FALL OF EINAR AND EINDRIDE. 46. OF KING HARALD AND FIN ARNASON. 47. OF FIN ARNASON’S JOURNEY. 48. OF FIN AND HAKON IVARSON. 49. OF THE COURTSHIP OF HAKON IVARSON. 50. HAKON’S JOURNEY TO DENMARK. 51. MURDER OF ASMUND. 52. HAKON IVARSON’S MARRIAGE. 53. RECONCILIATION OF KING HARALD AND KALF. 54. FALL OF KALF ARNASON. 55. FIN ARNASON’S EXPEDITION OUT OF THE COUNTRY. 56. OF GUTHORM GUNHILDSON. 57. GUTHORM’S JUNCTION WITH THE IRISH KING MARGAD. 58. MIRACLE OF KING OLAF IN DENMARK. 59. KING OLAF’S MIRACLE ON A CRIPPLE. 60. KING HARALD’S FORAY IN DENMARK. 61. KING HARALD HAD A SHIP BUILT. 62. KING HARALD’S CHALLENGE. 63. OF KING HARALD’S FLEET. 64. OF KING SVEIN’S ARMAMENT. 65. BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE OF NIS-RIVER. 66. KING SVEIN’S FLIGHT. 67. OF KING HARALD. 68. FIN ARNASON GETS QUARTER. 69. OF KING SVEIN. 70. OF THE TALK OF THE COURT-MEN. 71. OF THE ATTEMPT TO TAKE EARL HAKON. 72. OF EARL HAKON. 73. AGREEMENT BETWEEN KING HARALD AND KING SVEIN. 74. KING HARALD’S BATTLE WITH EARL HAKON. 75. DEATH OF HAL, THE MURDERER OF KODRAN. 76. OF KING HARALD. 77. OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND. 78. OF HARALD GODWINSON. 79. KING EDWARD’S DEATH. 80. HARALD GODWINSON MADE KING OF ENGLAND. 81. EARL TOSTE’S EXPEDITION TO DENMARK. 82. EARL TOSTE’S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY. 83. GYRD’S DREAMS. 84. THORD’S DREAM. 85. KING HARALD’S DREAM. 86. BATTLE AT SCARBOROUGH. 87. OF HARALD’S ORDER OF BATTLE. 88. THE BATTLE AT THE HUMBER. 89. OF EARL TOSTE. 90. OF KING HARALD’S LANDING. 91. OF EARL TOSTE’S COUNSEL. 92. OF KING HARALD’S ARMY. 93. OF KING HARALD GODWINSON. 94. OF THE TROOP OF THE NOBILITY. 95. OF THE BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE. 96. FALL OF KING HARALD. 97. SKIRMISH OF ORRE. 98. OF STYRKAR THE MARSHAL. 99. OF WILLIAM THE BASTARD. 100. FALL OF KING HARALD GODWINSON. 101. EARL VALTHIOF’S DEATH. 102. OF OLAF HARALDSON’S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY. 103. OF KING HARALD SIGURDSON. 104. KING HARALD AND KING OLAF COMPARED. 105. KING MAGNUS’S DEATH. SAGA OF OLAF KYRRE. 1. OLAF’S PERSONAL APPEARANCE. 2. OF KING OLAF’S MANNER OF LIVING. 3. FASHION OF KING OLAF’S COURT. 4. ARRANGEMENT OF KING OLAF’S COURT. 5. KING SVEIN ULFSON’S DEATH. 6. MIRACLES OF KING OLAF THE SAINT. 7. OF THE SHRINE OF KING OLAF THE SAINT. 8. KING OLAF WAS BLESSED WITH PEACE. 9. MEETING OF OLAF KYRRE AND CANUTE THE SAINT. 10. A BONDE WHO UNDERSTOOD THE LANGUAGE OF BIRDS. 11. OF KING OLAF KYRRE’S DEATH. MAGNUS BAREFOOT’S SAGA. 1. BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF KING MAGNUS AND HIS COUSIN HAKON. 2. HAKON’S DEATH. 3. OF A FORAY IN HALLAND. 4. OF THORER OF STEIG. 5. OF THORER’S ADVENTURES. 6. DEATH OF THORER AND EGIL. 7. OF THE PUNISHMENT OF THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE. 8. OF THE BONDE SVEINKE, AND SIGURD ULSTRENG. 9. KING MAGNUS MAKES WAR ON THE SOUTHERN HEBUDES. 10. OF LAGMAN, KING GUDROD’S SON. 11. OF THE FALL OF EARL HUGE THE BRAVE. 12. DEATH OF THE EARLS OF ORKNEY. 13. QUARRELS OF KING MAGNUS AND KING INGE. 14. OF THE NORTHMEN. 15. KING MAGNUS AND GIPARDE. 16. BATTLE OF FOXERNE. 17. MEETING OF THE KINGS AT THE GAUT RIVER. 18. KING MAGNUS’S MARRIAGE. 19. OF THE QUARREL OF KING MAGNUS AND SKOPTE. 20. FIN SKOPTASON’S PROCEEDINGS. 21. OGMUND SKOPTASON’S PROCEEDINGS. 22. SKOPTE OGMUNDSON’S VOYAGE ABROAD. 23. MIRACLE OF KING OLAF THE SAINT AT A FIRE. 24. MIRACLE OF KING OLAF ON A LAME WOMAN. 25. WAR IN IRELAND. 26. KING MAGNUS’S FORAY ON THE LAND. 27. FALL OF KING MAGNUS. 28. OF KING MAGNUS AND VIDKUN JONSON. SAGA OF SIGURD THE CRUSADER AND HIS BROTHERS EYSTEIN AND OLAF. 1. BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF KING MAGNUS’S SONS. 2. OF THE EARLS OF ORKNEY. 3. KING SIGURD’S JOURNEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY. 4. OF KING SIGURD’S JOURNEY. 5. LISBON TAKEN. 6. BATTLE IN THE ISLAND FORMINTERRA. 7. OF THE BATTLES OF IVIZA AND MINORCA. 8. DUKE ROGER MADE A KING. 9. OF KING ROGER. 10. KING SIGURD’S EXPEDITION TO PALESTINE. 11. SIDON TAKEN. 12. SIGURD’S EXPEDITION TO CONSTANTINOPLE. 13. SIGURD AND THE EMPEROR OF CONSTANTINOPLE. 14. KING SIGURD THE CRUSADER’S RETURN HOME. 15. EYSTEIN’S DOINGS IN THE MEANTIME. 16. OF KING EYSTEIN. 17. OF KING EYSTEIN’S PERFECTIONS. 18. OF IVAR INGIMUNDSON. 19. OF KING SIGURD. 20. OF KING SIGURD’S DREAM. 21. OF KING SIGURD’S MARRIAGE. 22. OF THE CASES BEFORE THE THING. 23. OF KING OLAF’S DEATH. 24. MAGNUS THE BLIND; HIS BIRTH. 25. COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO KINGS. 26. OF KING SIGURD’S SICKNESS. 27. OF KING EYSTEIN’S DEATH. 28. BAPTIZING THE PEOPLE OF SMALAND. 29. OF THORARIN STUTFELD. 30. OF SIGURD AND OTTAR BIRTING. 31. OF KING SIGURD’S DREAM. 32. OF ASLAK HANE. 33. OF A WOMAN BROUGHT TO THE KING. 34. HARALD GILLE COMES TO NORWAY. 35. RACE BETWEEN MAGNUS AND HARALD GILLE. 36. OF SIGURD’S SWIMMING. 37. OF HARALD AND SVEIN RIMHILDSON. 38. OF KING OLAF’S MIRACLE. 39. KING OLAF’S MIRACLE WITH A PRISONER. 40. KING SIGURD MARRIES CECILIA. 41. IMPROVEMENT OF KONUNGAHELLA. 42. KING SIGURD’S DEATH. SAGA OF MAGNUS THE BLIND AND OF HARALD GILLE. 1. MAGNUS AND HARALD PROCLAIMED KINGS. 2. OF THE FORCES OF HARALD AND MAGNUS. 3. BATTLE AT FYRILEIF. 4. DEATH OF ASBJORN AND OF NEREID. 5. OF THE COUNSELS PROPOSED. 6. OF HARALD’S FORCE. 7. KING MAGNUS TAKEN PRISONER. 8. KING MAGNUS MUTILATED. 9. WONDERFUL OMENS IN KONUNGAHELLA. 10. THE RISE OF WAR IN KONUNGAHELLA. 11. THE SECOND BATTLE. 12. OF MAGNUS THE BLIND. 13. OF KING HARALD GILLE AND BISHOP MAGNUS. 14. BEGINNING OF SIGURD SLEMBIDJAKN. 15. SIGURD IN ICELAND. 16. OF SIGURD SLEMBE. 17. TREACHERY TOWARDS KING HARALD. 18. MURDER OF KING HARALD. SAGA OF SIGURD, INGE, AND EYSTEIN, THE SONS OF HARALD 1. HISTORY OF KINGS SIGURD AND INGE. 2. OF SIGURD SLEMBIDJAKN. 3. KING EIRIK’S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY. 4. THE TOWN OF OSLO BURNT. 5. OF SIGURD SLEMBIDJAKN. 6. THE MURDER OF BEINTEIN. 7. OF SIGURD’S SLEMBE’S CAMPAIGN. 8. OF KING INGE’S LETTER TO KING SIGURD. 9. OTTAR BIRTING’S SPEECH. 10. FALL OF MAGNUS THE BLIND. 11. SIGURD SLEMBE TAKEN PRISONER. 12. TORTURE OF SIGURD SLEMBE. 13. EYSTEIN HARALDSON COMES TO NORWAY. 14. MURDER OF OTTAR BIRTING. 15. BEGINNING OF KING EYSTEIN. 16. BEGINNING OF ORM THE KING-BROTHER. 17. JOURNEY OF ERLING SKAKKE AND EARL RAGNVALD. 18. BIRTH OF HAKON HERDEBREID. 19. EYSTEIN AND THE PEASANTS OF HISING ISLE. 20. WAR EXPEDITION OF KING HARALDSON. 21. OF HARALD’S SONS. 22. HABITS AND MANNERS OF HARALD’S SONS. 23. CARDINAL NIKOLAS COMES TO THE COUNTRY. 24. MIRACLE OF KING OLAF. 25. MIRACLES OF KING OLAF ON RICHARD. 26. KING INGE AND SIGURD HOLD A THING. 27. OF GREGORIUS DAGSON. 28. OF KING SIGURD’S FALL. 29. OF GREGORIUS DAGSON. 30. RECONCILIATION OF EYSTEIN AND INGE. 31. OF EYSTEIN AND INGE. 32. KING EYSTEIN’S DEATH. SAGA OF HAKON HERDEBREID (HAKON THE BROAD-SHOULDERED) (1) 1. BEGINNING OF HAKON HERDEBREID. 2. OF GREGORIUS DAGSON. 3. KING HAKON’S FLIGHT. 4. FALL OF GYRD AND HAVARD. 5. OF THE CONSULTATIONS OF KING INGE. 6. ERLING’S SPEECH. 7. OF HAKON’S FLEET. 8. SIGURD OF REYR’S SPEECH. 9. OF KING INGE’S MEN. 10. BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE. 11. KING HAKON’S FLIGHT. 12. THE CONFLICT UPON THE PIERS. 13. MUNAN’S DEATH. 14. OF THE FALL OF GREGORIUS DAGSON. 15. KING INGE HEARS OF GREGORIUS’S FALL. 16. OF KING INGE. 17. KING INGE’S SPEECH. 18. KING INGE’S FALL. 19. OF KING HAKON AND QUEEN KRISTIN. 20. OF OLAF’S MIRACLE. 21. OLAF’S MIRACLE IN FAVOUR OF THE VARINGS. MAGNUS ERLINGSON’S SAGA. 1. OF MAGNUS ERLINGSON’S BEGINNING. 2. KING MAGNUS GOES TO DENMARK. 3. BATTLE OF TUNSBERG. 4. OF ERLING AND HAKON. 5. OF ERLING’S PEOPLE. 6. OF ERLING SKAKKE. 7. FALL OF KING HAKON. 8. FLIGHT OF THE CHIEFS OF HAKON’S MEN. 9. OF KING SIGURD’S BEGINNING. 10. EARL SIGURD’S CONDEMNATION. 11. OF ERLING. 12. ERLING GETS NEWS OF EARL SIGURD. 13. OF EARL SIGURD’S BATTLE ARRAY. 14. EARL SIGURD’S FALL. 15. MARKUS OF SKOG, AND SIGURD SIGURDSON. 16. BEGINNING OF ARCHBISHOP EYSTEIN. 17. OF MARKUS AND KING SIGURD. 18. MARKUS AND KING SIGURD KILLED. 19. ERLING AND THE PEOPLE OF HISING ISLE. 20. DEATH OF FRIREK KEINA AND BJARNE. 21. CONFERENCE BETWEEN ERLING AND EYSTEIN. 22. KING MAGNUS’S CONSECRATION. 23. KING VALDEMAR’S EMBASSY. 24. ERLING AND THE PEOPLE OF VIKEN. 25. LETTERS OF THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE. 26. ERLING AND THE PEOPLE OF THRONDHJEM. 27. KING VALDEMAR’S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY. 28. ERLING’S EXPEDITION TO JUTLAND. 29. ERLING’S EXPEDITION TO DENMARK. 30. KING VALDEMAR AND ERLING. 31. BEGINNING OF OLAF. 32. OF ERLING. 33. BATTLE AT RYDIOKUL. 34. BATTLE AT STANGAR. 35. HARALD’S DEATH. 36. EYSTEIN EYSTEINSON AND THE BIRKEBEINS. 37. BIRKEBEINS, KING EYSTEIN, AND SKAKKE. 38. OF NIKOLAS. 39. OF EIRIK AND NIKOLAS. 40. THE FALL OF NIKOLAS. 41. EYSTEIN PROCLAIMED KING. 42. THE FALL OF KING EYSTEIN. 43. OF THE BIRKEBEINS. 44. OF KING MAGNUS ERLINGSON. DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR ‘HEIMSKRINGLA’

The Saga of Haakon Haakonarson

CONTENTS PREFACE. THE HISTORY OF THE NORWEGIAN EXPEDITION AGAINST SCOTLAND, MCCLXIII. MCCXLIX. MCCLXI. MCCLXII. MCCLXIII. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. ENDNOTES.

Sagas of Icelanders The Story of the Banded Men

CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. OF UFEIG AND ODD HIS SON. CHAPTER 2. OF USPAK’S COMING TO ODD. CHAPTER 3. OF USPAK’S DEALING WITH ODD. CHAPTER 4. OF DISSENSION BETWEEN USPAK AND ODD. CHAPTER 5. OF THE SLAYING OF VALI CHAPTER 6. ODD SETS ON FOOT A CASE AGAINST USPAK. CHAPTER 7. OF THE GUILES OF OLD UFEIG. CHAPTER 8. OF THE BANDED MEN. CHAPTER 9. OF UFEIG AND THE BANDED MEN. CHAPTER 10. OF UFEIG AND HIS TALK WITH GELLIR. CHAPTER 11. OF THE AWARD AT THE THING. CHAPTER 12. OF ODD’S VOYAGE AND HIS WEDDING. CHAPTER 13. OF THE ENDING OF USPAK.

Egil’s saga

CONTENTS Chapter 1. Of Kveldulf and his sons. Chapter 2. Of Aulvir Hnuf. Chapter 3. The beginning of the rule of Harold Fairhair. Chapter 4. Battle of king Harold and Audbjorn. Chapter 5. The king’s message to Kveldulf. Chapter 6. Thorolf resolves to serve the king. Chapter 7. Of Bjorgolf, Brynjolf, Bard, and Hildirida. Chapter 8. Of Bard and Thorolf. Chapter 9. Battle in Hafr’s Firth. Chapter 10. Thorolf in Finmark. Chapter 11. The king feasts with Thorolf. Chapter 12. Hildirida’s sons talk with Harold. Chapter 13. Thorgils goes to the king. Chapter 14. Thorolf again in Finmark. Chapter 15. King Harold and Harek. Chapter 16. Thorolf and the king. Chapter 17. Hildirida’s sons in Finmark and at Harold’s court. Chapter 18. Thorolf’s ship is taken. Chapter 19. Thorolf retaliates. Chapter 20. Skallagrim’s marriage. Chapter 21. Hallvard and his brother go after Thorolf. Chapter 22. Death of Thorolf Kveldulfsson. Chapter 23. The slaying of Hildirida’s sons. Chapter 24. Kveldulf’s grief. Chapter 25. Skallagrim’s journey to the king. Chapter 26. Of Guttorm. Chapter 27. Slaying of Hallvard and Sigtrygg. Chapter 28. Of Skallagrim’s land-taking. Chapter 29. Of Skallagrim’s industry. Chapter 30. Of the coming out of Yngvar, and of Skallagrim’s iron-forging. Chapter 31. Of Skallagrim’s children. Chapter 32. Of lord Brynjolf and Bjorn, his son. Chapter 33. Bjorn goes to Iceland. Chapter 34. Of Skallagrim and Bjorn. Chapter 35. Thorolf goes abroad. Chapter 36. Of Eric Bloodaxe and Thorolf. Chapter 37. The journey to Bjarmaland. Chapter 38. Thorolf comes out to Iceland. Chapter 39. Kettle Blund comes out to Iceland. Chapter 40. Of Egil’s and Skallagrim’s games. Chapter 41. Of Bjorn. Chapter 42. Thorolf asks Asgerdr to wife. Chapter 43. Of Aulvir and Egil. Chapter 44. The slaying of Bard. Chapter 45. Flight of Egil. Chapter 46. Of Thorolf’s and Egil’s harrying. Chapter 47. Of the further harrying of Thorolf and Egil. Chapter 48. Of the banquet at earl Arnfid’s. Chapter 49. Slaying of Thorvald Proud. Chapter 50. Of Athelstan king of the English. Chapter 51. Of Olaf king of Scots. Chapter 52. Of the gathering of the host. Chapter 53. Of the fight. Chapter 54. The fall of Thorolf. Chapter 55. Egil buries Thorolf. Chapter 56. Marriage of Egil. Chapter 57. Suit between Egil and Onund. Chapter 58. Of king Eric and Egil. Chapter 59. King Eric slays his brothers. Chapter 60. The slaying of Bergonund and Rognvald the king’s son. Chapter 61. Death of Skallagrim. Chapter 62. Egil’s voyage to England. Chapter 63. Egil recites the poem. Chapter 64. Egil’s life is given him. Chapter 65. Egil goes to Norway. Chapter 66. Egil and Thorstein go before the king. Chapter 67. Egil slays Ljot the Pale. Chapter 68. Of Egil’s journeyings. Chapter 69. Egil comes out to Iceland. Chapter 70. Egil goes abroad. Chapter 71. Egil’s sadness. Chapter 72. Of Arinbjorn’s harrying. Chapter 73. Mission to Vermaland. Chapter 74. Journey to Vermaland. Chapter 75. Parting of Egil and Armod. Chapter 76. Egil comes to landowner Alf. Chapter 77. Egil gathers tribute. Chapter 78. Egil and his band slay twenty-five men. Chapter 79. Egil comes to Thorfinn’s. The harrying of king Hacon. Chapter 80. Of the marriages of Egil’s daughters. Chapter 81. Death of Bodvar: Egil’s poem thereon. Chapter 82. Hacon’s wars and death. Poem on Arinbjorn. Chapter 83. Of Einar Helgi’s son and Egil. Chapter 84. Of Thorstein Egil’s son. Chapter 85. Of Aunund Sjoni and Steinar his son. Chapter 86. Slaying of Thrand. Chapter 87. Of Egil and Aunund Sjoni. Chapter 88. Of Thorgeir. Chapter 89. Thorstein goes to a feast. Chapter 90. Death of Egil Skallagrim’s son. Chapter 91. Grim takes the Christian faith. Chapter 92. Of Thorstein’s descendants.

The Saga of Erik the Red

CONTENTS 1. How Vifil, Gudrid’s grandfather, came to Iceland. 2. Of Eirik the Red, and his discovery of Greenland. 3. Gudrid’s parentage, and the emigration of her father, Thorbjorn, and his family to Greenland. 4. Eirik’s family, and his son Leif’s discovery of Vinland. 5. Gudrid marries Thorstein, son of Eirik the Red. [Sickness and death of Thorstein.] 6. Gudrid marries Karlsefni. 7. Karlsefni’s expedition to Vinland. The first winter is passed at Straumsfjordr. 8. Fate of Thorhall the Sportsman. 9. The second winter is passed at Hop. 10. Dealings with the Skrœlingar. 11. Fight with the Skrœlingar. 12. Return to Straumsfjordr. 13. The slaying of Thorvald by a One-footer. The colonists return to Greenland after passing the third winter at Straumsfjordr. 14. Heroic magnanimity and fate of Bjarni. 15. Gudrid’s descendants.

The Saga of the Ere-Dwellers

CONTENTS Chapter 1. Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. Chapter 2. Of Biorn Ketilson and Thorolf Most-Beard. Chapter 3. Thorolf Most-Beard Outlawed By King Harald Hairfair. Chapter 4. Thorolf Most-Beard Comes Out To Iceland, And Sets Up House There. Chapter 5. Biorn Ketilson Comes West-Over-The-Sea, But Will Not Abide There. Chapter 6. Biorn Comes Out To Iceland. Chapter 7. Of The Kin Of Kiallak. Chapter 8. Of Thorolf Halt-Foot. Chapter 9. Of Thorstein Codbiter. Battle At Thorsness Thing. Chapter 10. Peace Made. Chapter 11. Of Thorgrim The Priest The Death Of Thorstein Codbiter. Chapter 12. Of Arnkel The Priest And Others. Chapter 13. Of Snorri Thorgrimson. Chapter 14. Snorri Gets Holyfell. Chapter 15. Of Snorri The Priest, Of The Mewlithe-Folk. Chapter 16. Gunnlaug Is Witch-Ridden Geirrid Summoned, Of Thorarin. Chapter 17. Strife At The Thorsness Thing; Snorri Goes Between. Chapter 18. Men Will Ransack At Mewlithe; Thorarin Falls To Fight. Chapter 19. The Lay Of The Mewlithers. Chapter 20. The End Of Katla And Odd. Chapter 21. They Take Rede About The Blood-Feud. Chapter 22. Snorri Summons Thorarin. Chapter 23. Of Vigfus And Biorn And Mar. Chapter 24. Of Eric the Red. Chapter 25. Of Vermund And Thorarin In Norway; Of Those Bareserks. Chapter 26. Of Vigfus And Swart The Strong. The Slaying Of Vigfus. Chapter 27. Arnkel Takes Up The Blood-Feud For Vigfus. Chapter 28. Of The Bareserks And The Wooing of Asdis, Stir’s Daughter. Chapter 29. Of Thorod Scat-Catcher And Of Biorn Asbrandson, And Of The Slaying Of The Sons Of Thorir Wooden-Leg. Chapter 30. Of The Evil Dealings Of Thorolf Halt-Foot. Chapter 31. Of Thorolf Halt-Foot And Snorri The Priest. Chapter 32. The Slaying Of Ulfar; Thorbrand’s Sons Claim The Heritage. Chapter 33. Of The Death Of Thorolf Halt-Foot. Chapter 34. Thorolf Halt-Foot Walks; The Second Burial Of Him. Chapter 35. Arnkel Slays Hawk. Chapter 36. Thorleif Would Slay Arnkel, And Is Slain. Chapter 37. The Slaying Of Arnkel. Chapter 38. The Blood-Suit For Arnkel. Chapter 39. Of Thorleif Kimbi And His Dealings With Arnbiorn. Chapter 40. Of Biorn, The Champion Of The Broadwickers, And His Dealings With Thurid Of Frodis-Water. Chapter 41. Of Thorleif Kimbi And Thord Wall-Eye. Chapter 42. Thorbrand’s Sons Make An Onslaught On Arnbiorn. Chapter 43. Of Egil The Strong. Chapter 44. The Battle In Swanfirth. Chapter 45. The Battle In Swordfirth. Chapter 46. The Peace-Making After These Battles. Chapter 47. Of Thorod Scat-Catcher And Snorri And Biorn The Champion Of The Broad-Wickers. Chapter 48. Of Thorbrand’s Sons In Greenland. Chapter 49. Of The Coming Of Christ’s Faith To Iceland. Chapter 50. Of Thorgunna And How She Came To Frodis-Water. Chapter 51. It Rains Blood At Frodis-Water. Of Thorgunna, And How She Died And Was Buried At Skalaholt. Chapter 52. The Beginning Of Wonders At Frodis-Water. Chapter 53. Now Men Die At Frodis-Water, More Wonders. Chapter 54. The Death Of Thorod Scat-Catcher; The Dead Walk At Frodis-Water. Chapter 55. A Door-Doom At Frodis-Water. Chapter 56. Of Snorri The Priest And The Blood-Suit After Stir. Chapter 57. Of Uspak Of Ere In Bitter And Of His Injustice. Chapter 58. Uspak Robs Alf The Little. Thorir Chases Uspak. Chapter 59. Uspak And His Men At The Strands. They Give Up Their Work. Chapter 60. Uspak Goes Back To Ere In Bitter: He Robs And Slays. Chapter 61. Snorri Sends For Thrand The Strider. Chapter 62. Snorri And Sturla Win The Work At Ere In Bitter. Chapter 63. Of The Walking Of Thorolf Halt-Foot. He Is Dug Up And Burned. Of The Bull Glossy. Chapter 64. The Last Tidings Of Biorn The Champion Of The Broadwickers. Chapter 65. The Kindred Of Snorri The Priest; The Death Of Him.

Færeyinga saga

CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46 Chapter 47 Chapter 48 Chapter 49 Chapter 50 Chapter 51 Chapter 52 Chapter 53 Chapter 54 Chapter 55 Chapter 56 Chapter 57 Chapter 58

Gísla saga

CONTENTS Chapter 1. The Thrall’s Curse Chapter 2. Kolbein’s Killing Chapter 3. The Burning of the Old House Chapter 4. The Soursops in Iceland Chapter 5. The Soursops Abroad Chapter 6. Gisli and Thorkel Part Chapter 7. Vestein comes back to Iceland Chapter 8. Vestein’s Slaying Chapter 9. Thorgrim’s Slaying Chapter 10. Gisli Betrays Himself Chapter 11. Gisli an Outlaw Chapter 12. Gisli begins to dream Chapter 13. Gisli goes to Ingialld Chapter 14. Gisli slips through Bork’s fingers Chapter 15. Thorkel’s Slaying Chapter 16. Spy-Helgi and Havard Chapter 17. Gisli’s Evil Dreams Chapter 18. Gisli’s Slaying Chapter 19. Thordisa’s Welcome to Eyjolf

Grettis saga

CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14. Of Grettir as a child, and his forward ways with his father Chapter 15. Of the ball-play on Midfirth Water Chapter 16. Of the slaying of Skeggi Chapter 17. Of Grettir’s voyage out Chapter 18. Of Grettir at Haramsey and his dealings with Karr the Old Chapter 19. Of Yule at Haramsey, and how Grettir dealt with the Bearserks. Chapter 20. How Thorfinn met Grettir at Haramsey again Chapter 21. Of Grettir and Biorn and the Bear Chapter 22. Of the Slaying of Biorn Chapter 23. The Slaying of Hiarandi Chapter 24. Of the Slaying of Gunnar, and Grettir’s strife with Earl Svein Chapter 25. The Slaying of Thorgils Makson Chapter 26. Of Thorstein Kuggson, and the gathering for the Bloodsuit for the Slaying of Thorgils Makson Chapter 27. The Suit for the Slaying of Thorgils Makson Chapter 28. Grettir comes out to Iceland again Chapter 29. Of the Horse-fight at Longfit. Chapter 30. Of Thorbiorn Oxmain and Thorbiorn Tardy, and of Grettir’s meeting with Kormak on Ramfirth-neck. Chapter 31. How Grettir met Bardi, the Son of Gudmund, as he came back from the Heath-slayings Chapter 32. Of the Haunting at Thorhall-stead; and how Thorhall took a Shepherd by the rede of Skapti the Lawman, and of what befell thereafter Chapter 33. Of the doings of Glam at Thorhall-stead. Chapter 34. Grettir hears of the Hauntings Chapter 35. Grettir goes to Thorhall-stead, and has to do with Glam Chapter 36. Of Thorbiorn Oxmain’s autumn-feast, and the mocks of Thorbiorn Tardy Chapter 37. Olaf the Saint, King in Norway; the slaying of Thorbiorn Tardy; Grettir goes to Norway Chapter 38. Of Thorir of Garth and his sons; and how Grettir fetched fire for his shipmates Chapter 39. How Grettir would fain bear Iron before the King Chapter 40. Of Grettir and Snoekoll Chapter 41. Of Thorstein Dromond’s Arms, and what he deemed they might do Chapter 42. Of the Death of Asmund the Grey haired Chapter 43. The Onset on Atli at the Pass and the Slaying of Gunnar and Thorgeir Chapter 44. The Suit for the Slaying of the Sons of Thorir of the Pass Chapter 45. Of the Slaying of Atli Asmundson Chapter 46. Grettir outlawed at the Thing at the Suit of Thorir of Garth Chapter 47. Grettir comes out to Iceland again Chapter 48. The Slaying of Thorbiorn Oxmain Chapter 49. The gathering to avenge Thorbiorn Oxmain Chapter 50. Grettir and the Foster-brothers at Reek-knolls Chapter 51. Of the suit for the Slaying of Thorbiorn Oxmain, and how Thorir of Garth would not that Grettir should be made sackless. Chapter 52. How Grettir was taken by the Icefirth Carles Chapter 53. Grettir with Thorstein Kuggson Chapter 54. Grettir meets Hallmund on the Keel Chapter 55. Of Grettir on Ernewaterheath, and his dealings with Grim there Chapter 56. Of Grettir and Thorir Redbeard Chapter 57. How Thorir of Garth set on Grettir on Ernewaterheath Chapter 58. Grettir in Fairwoodfell Chapter 59. Gisli’s meeting with Grettir Chapter 60. Of the Fight at Hitriver Chapter 61. How Grettir left Fairwoodfell, and of his abiding in Thorir’s-dale. Chapter 62. Of the Death of Hallmund, Grettir’s Friend. Chapter 63. How Grettir beguiled Thorir of Garth when he was nigh taking him Chapter 64. Of the ill haps at Sand-heaps, and how Guest came to the Goodwife there Chapter 65. Of Guest and the Troll-wife. Chapter 66. Of the Dweller in the Cave under the Force Chapter 67. Grettir driven from Sand-heaps to the West Chapter 68. How Thorod, the Son of Snorri Godi, went against Grettir. Chapter 69. How Grettir took leave of his Mother at Biarg, and fared with Illugi his Brother to Drangey Chapter 70. Of the Bonders who owned Drangey between them Chapter 71. How those of Skagafirth found Grettir on Drangey Chapter 72. Of the Sports at Heron-ness Thing Chapter 73. The Handselling of Peace Chapter 74. Of Grettir’s Wrestling: and how Thorbiorn Angle now bought the more part of Drangey Chapter 75. Thorbiorn Angle goes to Drangey to speak with Grettir Chapter 76. How Noise let the fire out on Drangey, and how Grettir must needs go aland for more Chapter 77. Grettir at the home-stead of Reeks Chapter 78. Of Haring at Drangey, and the end of him Chapter 79. Of the Talk at the Thing about Grettir’s Outlawry Chapter 80. Thorbiorn Angle goes with his Foster-mother out to Drangey Chapter 81. Of the Carline’s evil Gift to Grettir Chapter 82. Grettir sings of his Great Deeds Chapter 83. How Thorbiorn Angle gathered Force and set Sail for Drangey. Chapter 84. The Slaying of Grettir Asmundson Chapter 85. How Thorbiorn Angle claimed Grettir’s Head-money. Chapter 86. How Thorbiorn Angle brought Grettir’s Head to Biarg Chapter 87. Affairs at the Althing Chapter 88. Thorbiorn Angle goes to Norway, and thence to Micklegarth Chapter 89. How the Short-Sword was the easier known when sought for by reason of the notch in the blade Chapter 90. How the Lady Spes redeemed Thorstein from the Dungeon Chapter 91. Of the doings of Thorstein and the Lady Spes Chapter 92. Of the Oath that Spes made before the Bishop Chapter 93. Thorstein and Spes come out to Norway Chapter 94. Thorstein Dromund and Spes leave Norway again Chapter 95. How Thorstein Dromund and Spes fared to Rome and died there

The Saga of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Rafn the Skald

CONTENTS Chapter 1. Of Thorstein Egilson and his Kin Chapter 2. Of Thorstein’s Dream Chapter 3. Of the birth and fostering of Helga The Fair Chapter 4. Of Gunnlaug Worm-Tongue and his kin Chapter 5. Of Raven and his kin Chapter 6. How Helga was vowed to Gunnlaug, and of Gunnlaug’s faring abroad Chapter 7. Of Gunnlaug in the East and the West Chapter 8. Of Gunnlaug in Ireland Chapter 9. Of the quarrel between Gunnlaug and Raven before the Swedish King Chapter 10. How Raven came home to Iceland, and asked for Helga to wife Chapter 11. Of how Gunnlaug must needs abide away from Iceland Chapter 12. Of Gunnlaug’s landing, and how he found Helga wedded to Raven Chapter 13. Of the winter-wedding at Skaney, and how Gunnlaug gave the king’s cloak to Helga Chapter 14. Of the holmgang at the Althing Chapter 15. How Gunnlaug and Raven agreed to go East To Norway, to try the matter again Chapter 16. How the two foes met and fought at Dingness Chapter 17. The news of the fight brought to Iceland Chapter 18. The death of Helga the Fair

The Saga of Howard the Halt

CONTENTS Chapter 1. Of Thorbiorn and the Icefirthers. Chapter 2. Of the Great Manhood of Olaf Howardson. Chapter 3. Howard shifteth his Dwelling-Place Chapter 4. The Slaying of Olaf Howardson Chapter 5. Howard claimeth Atonement of Thorbiorn Chapter 6. Biargey will have Howard go to the Thing Chapter 7. Old Howard rideth to the Thing Chapter 8. Of Biargey and her Brethren Chapter 9. Howard goeth to Bathstead Chapter 10. Of the Metting of those men at Bathstead Chapter 11. Of the Slaying of Thorbiorn Thiodrekson Chapter 12. Of the Slaying of Liot Thiodrekson Chapter 13. Of those Fellows and Steinthor of Ere Chapter 14. Of the Slaying of Holmgang-Liot Chapter 15. Steinthor goes to seek Stores in Otterdale Chapter 16. Of Atli the Little and his Words Chapter 17. Men get ready for the Thing Chapter 18. Men ride to the Thing Chapter 19. Of the Men of Dyrafirth Chapter 20. Of Atli’s Dreaming Chapter 21. Of the Otterdalers Chapter 22. Of the Peace made at the Thing Chapter 23. Of the Feast at Howard’s House Chapter 24. How Howard died Full of Years and Honour

The Saga of the Heath Slayings

CONTENTS Chapter 1. Thorarin Bids Bardi Concerning The Choosing Of Men. Chapter 2. Of Bardi’s Way-Fellows. Chapter 3. Of Bardi And His Workman Thord The Fox. Chapter 4. Concerning Thord The Fox Chapter 5. Of The Horses Of Thord Of Broadford. Chapter 6. Bardi Gathers In His Following. Chapter 7. Of The Egging-On of Thurid Chapter 8. How Foster-Father And Foster-Mother Array Bardi Chapter 9. Of Thorarin’s Arraying. Chapter 10. Of Bardi’s Two Spies. Chapter 11. Portents At Walls. Chapter 12. The Slaying Of Gisli. Chapter 13. The Call For The Chase. Chapter 14. The Chasing Of Bardi. Chapter 15. The First Brunt Of Battle On The Heath. Chapter 16. The Second Brunt Of Battle And The Third. Chapter 17. Bardi Puts Away His Wife. Chapter 18. The Speaking Out Of Truce. Chapter 19. Snorri Tells The Whole Tale. Chapter 20. Bardi’s Affairs Settled. Chapter 21. Bardi Fares And Is Shipwrecked. Chapter 22. Bardi’s Abiding With Gudmund. Chapter 23. Eric’s Song On The Heathslayings. Chapter 24. Bardi Goeth To Norway And Afterwards To Iceland Again. Chapter 25. The Second Wedding Of Bardi. Chapter 26. The End Of Bardi.

The Saga of Hrafnkell, Frey’s Priest

The Saga of Hen-Thorir

CONTENTS Chapter 1. Of Men of Burgfirth Chapter 2. Hen-Thorir fosters Helgi Arngrimson Chapter 3. Blundketil takes the Eastmen to him Chapter 4. Hay-Need this Season Chapter 5. Blundketil would buy Hay of Hen Thorir Chapter 6. Thorir would make a Case against Blundketil Chapter 7. Of Thorwald, Odd-a-Tongue’s Son Chapter 8. The Summoning of Master Blundketil Chapter 9. The Burning of Blundketil Chapter 10. Of Thorkel Welt and Gunnar Hlifarson Chapter 11. Thord betrotheth Herstein and Thurid Chapter 12. A Wedding at Hwamm Chapter 13. Battle on Whitewater Chapter 14. Of Matters at the Althing Chapter 15. Of Hen Thorir’s Ending Chapter 16. Thorod Oddson wooeth Gunnar’s daughter Jofrid Chapter 17. Thorod weddeth Jofrid

The Saga of Cormac the Skald

CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE. Cormac’s Fore-Elders. CHAPTER TWO. How Cormac Was Born and Bred. CHAPTER THREE. How Cormac Fell In Love. CHAPTER FOUR. How Cormac Liked Black-Puddings. CHAPTER FIVE. They Waylay Cormac: And The Witch Curses Him. CHAPTER SIX. Cormac Wins His Bride and Loses Her. CHAPTER SEVEN. How Steingerd Was Married To Somebody Else. CHAPTER EIGHT. How Cormac Chased Bersi And His Bride. CHAPTER NINE. Of Another Witch, And Two Magic Swords. CHAPTER TEN. The Fight On Leidarholm. CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Songs That Were Made About The Fight. CHAPTER TWELVE. Bersi’s Bad Luck At The Thor’s-Ness Thing. CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Steingerd Leaves Bersi. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Bane Of Thorkel Toothgnasher. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. The Rescue Of Steinvor Slim-ankles. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. How Vali Fell Before An Old Man And A Boy. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. How Steingerd Was Married Again. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Cormac’s Voyage To Norway. CHAPTER NINETEEN. How Cormac Fought In Ireland, And Went Home To Iceland; And How He Met Steingerd Again. CHAPTER TWENTY. Of A Spiteful Song That Cormac Never Made; And How Angry Steingerd Was. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. How Thorvard Would Not Fight, But Tried To Get The Law Of Cormac. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. What The Witch Did For Them In Their Fights. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. How Cormac Beat Thorvard Again. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. How They All Went Out To Norway. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE. How They Cruised With The King’s Fleet, And Quarrelled, And Made It Up. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX. How Cormac Saved Steingerd Once More From Pirates; And How They Parted For Good And All. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN. The Swan-Songs of Cormac.

Laurentius saga

CONTENTS PREFACE THE LIFE OF LAURENCE, BISHOP OF HÔLAR.

Laxdæla saga

CONTENTS Chap. I Chap. II Chap. III Chap. IV Chap. V Chap. VI Chap. VII Chap. VIII Chap. IX Chap. X Chap. XI Chap. XII Chap. XIII Chap. XIV Chap. XV Chap. XVI Chap. XVII Chap. XVIII Chap. XIX Chap. XX Chap. XXI Chap. XXII Chap. XXIII Chap. XXIV Chap. XXV Chap. XXVI Chap. XXVII Chap. XXVIII Chap. XXIX Chap. XXX Chap. XXXI Chap. XXXII Chap. XXXIII Chap. XXXIV Chap. XXXV Chap. XXXVI Chap. XXXVII Chap. XXXVIII Chap. XXXIX Chap. XL Chap. XLI Chap. XLII Chap. XLIII Chap. XLIV Chap. XLV Chap. XLVI Chap. XLVII Chap. XLVIII Chap. XLIX Chap. L Chap. LI Chap. LII Chap. LIII Chap. LIV Chap. LV Chap. LVI Chap. LVII Chap. LVIII Chap. LIX Chap. LX Chap. LXI Chap. LXII Chap. LXIII Chap. LXIV Chap. LXV Chap. LXVI Chap. LXVII Chap. LXVIII Chap. LXIX Chap. LXX Chap. LXXI Chap. LXXII Chap. LXXIII Chap. LXXIV Chap. LXXV Chap. LXXVI Chap. LXXVII Chap. LXXVIII

Njáls saga

CONTENTS SIR GEORGE DASENT’S PREFACE SIR GEORGE DASENT’S INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I. OF FIDDLE MORD. CHAPTER II. HRUT WOOS UNNA. CHAPTER III. HRUT AND GUNNHILLDA, KINGS MOTHER. CHAPTER IV. OF HRUT’S CRUISE. CHAPTER V. ATLI ARNVID SON’S SLAYING. CHAPTER VI. HRUT SAILS OUT TO ICELAND. CHAPTER VII. UNNA SEPARATES FROM HRUT. CHAPTER VIII. MORD CLAIMS HIS GOODS FROM HRUT. CHAPTER IX. THORWALD GETS HALLGERDA TO WIFE. CHAPTER X. HALLGERDA’S WEDDING. CHAPTER XI. THORWALD’S SLAYING. CHAPTER XII. THIOSTOLF’S FLIGHT. CHAPTER XIII. GLUM’S WOOING. CHAPTER XIV. GLUM’S WEDDING. CHAPTER XV. THIOSTOLF GOES TO GLUM’S HOUSE. CHAPTER XVI. GLUM’S SHEEP HUNT. CHAPTER XVII. GLUM’S SLAYING. CHAPTER XVIII. FIDDLE MORD’S DEATH. CHAPTER XIX. GUNNAR COMES INTO THE STORY. CHAPTER XX. OF NJAL AND HIS CHILDREN. CHAPTER XXI. UNNA GOES TO SEE GUNNAR. CHAPTER XXII. NJAL’S ADVICE. CHAPTER XXIII. HUCKSTER HEDINN. CHAPTER XXIV. GUNNAR AND HRUT STRIVE AT THE THING. CHAPTER XXV. UNNA’S SECOND WEDDING. CHAPTER XXVI. OF ASGRIM AND HIS CHILDREN. CHAPTER XXVII. HELGI NJAL’S SON’S WOOING. CHAPTER XXVIII. HALLVARD COMES OUT TO ICELAND. CHAPTER XXIX. GUNNAR GOES ABROAD. CHAPTER XXX. GUNNAR GOES A-SEA-ROVING. CHAPTER XXXI. GUNNAR GOES TO KING HAROLD GORM’S SON AND EARL HACON. CHAPTER XXXII. GUNNAR COMES OUT TO ICELAND. CHAPTER XXXIII. GUNNAR’S WOOING. CHAPTER XXXIV. OF THRAIN SIGFUS’ SON. CHAPTER XXXV. THE VISIT TO BERGTHORSKNOLL. CHAPTER XXXVI. KOL SLEW SWART. CHAPTER XXXVII. THE SLAYING OF KOL, WHOM ATLI SLEW. CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE KILLING OF ATLI THE THRALL. CHAPTER XXXIX. THE SLAYING OF BRYNJOLF THE UNRULY. CHAPTER XL. GUNNAR AND NJAL MAKE PEACE ABOUT BRYNJOLF’S SLAYING. CHAPTER XLI. SIGMUND COMES OUT TO ICELAND. CHAPTER XLII. THE SLAYING OF THORD FREEDSMANSON. CHAPTER XLIII. NJAL AND GUNNAR MAKE PEACE FOR THE SLAYING OF THORD. CHAPTER XLIV. SIGMUND MOCKS NJAL AND HIS SONS. CHAPTER XLV. THE SLAYING OF SIGMUND AND SKIOLLD. CHAPTER XLVI. OF GIZUR THE WHITE AND GEIR THE PRIEST. CHAPTER XLVII. OF OTKELL IN KIRKBY. CHAPTER XLVIII. HOW HALLGERDA MAKES MALCOLM STEAL FROM KIRKBY. CHAPTER XLIX. OF SKAMKELL’S EVIL COUNSEL. CHAPTER L. OF SKAMKELL’S LYING. CHAPTER LI. OF GUNNAR. CHAPTER LII. OF RUNOLF, THE SON OF WOLF AURPRIEST. CHAPTER LIII. HOW OTKELL RODE OVER GUNNAR. CHAPTER LIV. THE FIGHT AT RANGRIVER. CHAPTER LV. NJAL’S ADVICE TO GUNNAR. CHAPTER LVI. GUNNAR AND GEIR THE PRIEST STRIVE AT THE THING. CHAPTER LVII. OF STARKAD AND HIS SONS. CHAPTER LVIII. HOW GUNNAR’S HORSE FOUGHT. CHAPTER LIX. OF ASGRIM AND WOLF UGGIS’ SON. CHAPTER LX. AN ATTACK AGAINST GUNNAR AGREED ON. CHAPTER LXI. GUNNAR’S DREAM. CHAPTER LXII. THE SLAYING OF HJORT AND FOURTEEN MEN. CHAPTER LXIII. NJAL’S COUNSEL TO GUNNAR. CHAPTER LXIV. OF VALGARD AND MORD. CHAPTER LXV. OF FINES AND ATONEMENTS. CHAPTER LXVI. OF THORGEIR OTKELL’S SON. CHAPTER LXVII. OF THORGEIR STARKAD’S SON. CHAPTER LXVIII. OF NJAL AND THOSE NAMESAKES. CHAPTER LXIX. OLAF THE PEACOCK’S GIFTS TO GUNNAR. CHAPTER LXX. MORD’S COUNSEL. CHAPTER LXXI. THE SLAYING OF THORGEIR OTKELL’S SON. CHAPTER LXXII. OF THE SUITS FOR MANSLAUGHTER AT THE THING. CHAPTER LXXIII. OF THE ATONEMENT. CHAPTER LXXIV. KOLSKEGG GOES ABROAD. CHAPTER LXXV. THE RIDING TO LITHEND. CHAPTER LXXVI. GUNNAR’S SLAYING. CHAPTER LXXVII. GUNNAR SINGS A SONG DEAD. CHAPTER LXXVIII. GUNNAR OF LITHEND AVENGED. CHAPTER LXXIX. HOGNI TAKES AN ATONEMENT FOR GUNNAR’S DEATH. CHAPTER LXXX. OF KOLSKEGG: HOW HE WAS BAPTISED. CHAPTER LXXXI. OF THRAIN: HOW HE SLEW KOL. CHAPTER LXXXII. NJAL’S SONS SAIL ABROAD. CHAPTER LXXXIII. OF KARI SOLMUND’S SON. CHAPTER LXXXIV. OF EARL SIGURD. CHAPTER LXXXV. THE BATTLE WITH THE EARLS. CHAPTER LXXXVI. HRAPP’S VOYAGE FROM ICELAND. CHAPTER LXXXVII. THRAIN TOOK TO HRAPP. CHAPTER LXXXVIII. EARL HACON FIGHTS WITH NJAL’S SONS. CHAPTER LXXXIX. NJAL’S SONS AND KARI COME OUT TO ICELAND. CHAPTER XC. THE QUARREL OF NJAL’S SONS WITH THRAIN SIGFUS’ SON. CHAPTER XCI. THRAIN SIGFUS’ SON’S SLAYING. CHAPTER XCII. KETTLE TAKES HAUSKULD AS HIS FOSTER-SON. CHAPTER XCIII. NJAL TAKES HAUSKULD TO FOSTER. CHAPTER XCIV. OF FLOSI THORD’S SON. CHAPTER XCV. OF HALL OF THE SIDE. CHAPTER XCVI. OF THE CHANGE OF FAITH. CHAPTER XCVII. OF THANGBRAND’S JOURNEYS. CHAPTER XCVIII. OF THANGBRAND AND GUDLEIF. CHAPTER XCIX. OF GEST ODDLEIF’S SON. CHAPTER C. OF GIZUR THE WHITE AND HJALLTI. CHAPTER CI. OF THORGEIR OF LIGHTWATER. CHAPTER CII. THE WEDDING OF HAUSKULD, THE PRIEST OF WHITENESS. CHAPTER CIII. THE SLAYING OF HAUSKULD NJAL’S SON. CHAPTER CIV. THE SLAYING OF LYTING’S BROTHERS. CHAPTER CV. OF AMUND THE BLIND. CHAPTER CVI. OF VALGARD THE GUILEFUL. CHAPTER CVII. OF MORD AND NJAL’S SONS. CHAPTER CVIII. OF THE SLANDER OF MORD VALGARD’S SON. CHAPTER CIX. OF MORD AND NJAL’S SONS. CHAPTER CX. THE SLAYING OF HAUSKULD, THE PRIEST OF WHITENESS. CHAPTER CXI. OF HILDIGUNNA AND MORD VALGARD’S SON. CHAPTER CXII. THE PEDIGREE OF GUDMUND THE POWERFUL. CHAPTER CXIII. OF SNORRI THE PRIEST, AND HIS STOCK. CHAPTER CXIV. OF FLOSI THORD’S SON. CHAPTER CXV. OF FLOSI AND HILDIGUNNA. CHAPTER CXVI. OF FLOSI AND MORD AND THE SONS OF SIGFUS. CHAPTER CXVII. NJAL AND SKARPHEDINN TALK TOGETHER. CHAPTER CXVIII. ASGRIM AND NJAL’S SONS PRAY MEN FOR HELP. CHAPTER CXIX. OF SKARPHEDINN AND THORKEL FOULMOUTH. CHAPTER CXX. OF THE PLEADING OF THE SUIT. CHAPTER CXXI. OF THE AWARD OF ATONEMENT BETWEEN FLOSI AND NJAL. CHAPTER CXXII. OF THE JUDGES. CHAPTER CXXIII. AN ATTACK PLANNED ON NJAL AND HIS SONS. CHAPTER CXXIV. OF PORTENTS. CHAPTER CXXV. FLOSI’S JOURNEY FROM HOME. CHAPTER CXXVI. OF PORTENTS AT BERGTHORSKNOLL. CHAPTER CXXVII. THE ONSLAUGHT ON BERGTHORSKNOLL. CHAPTER CXXVIII. NJAL’S BURNING. CHAPTER CXXIX. SKARPHEDINN’S DEATH. CHAPTER CXXX. OF KARI SOLMUND’S SON. CHAPTER CXXXI. NJAL’S AND BERGTHORA’S BONES FOUND. CHAPTER CXXXII. FLOSI’S DREAM. CHAPTER CXXXIII. OF FLOSI’S JOURNEY AND HIS ASKING FOR HELP. CHAPTER CXXXIV. OF THORHALL AND KARI. CHAPTER CXXXV. OF FLOSI AND THE BURNERS. CHAPTER CXXXVI. OF THORGEIR CRAGGEIR. CHAPTER CXXXVII. OF EYJOLF BOLVERK’S SON. CHAPTER CXXXVIII. OF ASGRIM, AND GIZUR, AND KARI. CHAPTER CXXXIX. OF ASGRIM AND GUDMUND. CHAPTER CXL. OF THE DECLARATIONS OF THE SUITS. CHAPTER CXLI. NOW MEN GO TO THE COURTS. CHAPTER CXLII. OF EYJOLF BOLVERK’S SON. CHAPTER CXLIII. THE COUNSEL OF THORHALL ASGRIM’S SON. CHAPTER CXLIV. BATTLE AT THE ALTHING. CHAPTER CXLV. OF KARI AND THORGEIR. CHAPTER CXLVI. THE AWARD OF ATONEMENT WITH THORGEIR CRAGGEIR. CHAPTER CXLVII. KARI COMES TO BJORN’S HOUSE IN THE MARK. CHAPTER CXLVIII. OF FLOSI AND THE BURNERS. CHAPTER CXLIX. OF KARI AND BJORN. CHAPTER CL. MORE OF KARI AND BJORN. CHAPTER CLI. OF KARI AND BJORN AND THORGEIR. CHAPTER CLII. FLOSI GOES ABROAD. CHAPTER CLIII. KARI GOES ABROAD. CHAPTER CLIV. GUNNAR LAMBI’S SON’S SLAYING. CHAPTER CLV. OF SIGNS AND WONDERS. CHAPTER CLVI. BRIAN’S BATTLE. CHAPTER CLVII. THE SLAYING OF KOL THORSTEIN’S SON. CHAPTER CLVIII. OF FLOSI AND KARI. ENDNOTES.

The Saga of Viga-Glum

The Saga of Viglund the Fair

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. OF KING HARALD FAIR-HAIR. CHAPTER II. OF OLOF SUNBEAM. CHAPTER III. OF THE SONS OF EARL ERIC. CHAPTER IV. THORGRIM WOOETH OLOF SUNBEAM. CHAPTER V. THE WEDDING OF OLOF SUNBEAM. CHAPTER VI. OF KETILRID AND HER KIN. CHAPTER VII. THOSE BRETHREN OF FOSS COME TO INGIALDSKNOLL. CHAPTER VIII. OF A HORSEFIGHT. CHAPTER IX. EVIL DEEDS OF THOSE BRETHREN. CHAPTER X. HOLMKCL RIDES TO INGIALDSKNOLL. CHAPTER XI. THE BREWING OF A WITTH-STORM. CHAPTER XII. OF HAKON THE EAST-MAN. CHAPTER XIII. BALL-PLAY ON ESJA-TARN. CHAPTER XIV. KETILRID BETROTHED TO HAKON. CHAPTER XV. THE BATTLE OF THE FOSS-FOLK AND THORGRITRIS SONS. CHAPTER XVI. KETTIL’S SONS COME OUT TO ICELAND. CHAPTER XVII. THE PARTING OF VIGLUND AND KETILRIA. CHAPTER XVIII. THE SONS OF THORGRIM FARE OUT FROM ICELAND. CHAPTER XIX. THE WEDDING OF KETILRID. CHAPTER XX. VIGLUND COMES OUT TO ICELAND AGAIN. CHAPTER XXI. GUESTING AT GAUTWICK. CHAPTER XXII. A WEDDING AT GAUTWICK.

Legendary Sagas Fridthjof’s saga

CONTENTS NOTE BY THE TRANSLATORS CHARACTERS FRIDTHJOF’S SAGA. I. Fridthjof and Ingeborg. II. King Bele And Thorstein. III. Fridthjof’s Inheritance IV. Fridthjof’s Courtship. V. King Ring. VI. Fridthjof Plays Chess VII. Fridthjof’s Happiness. VIII. The Parting. IX. INGEBORG’S LAMENT. X. FRIDTHJOF AT SEA. XI. FRIDTHJOF WITH ANGANTYR. XII. THE RETURN. XIII. BALDER’S FUNERAL PILE. XIV. FRIDTHJOF GOES INTO EXILE XV. The VIKING CODE. XVI. FRIDTHJOF AND BJORN. XVII. FRIDTHJOF COMES TO KING RING. XVIII. THE RIDE ON THE ICE. XIX. FRIDTHJOF’S TEMPTATION. XX. KING RING’S DEATH. XXI. RING’S DRAPA. XXII. THE KING’S ELECTION. XXIII. FRIDTIMOF AT HIS FATHER’S GRAVE. XXIV. THE RECONCILIATION. GLOSSARY.

The Saga of Hervör and Heidrek

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO THE SAGA OF HERVÖR AND HEITHREK THE SAGA OF HERVÖR AND HEITHREK°

Volsunga saga

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TRANSLATORS’ PREFACE. THE STORY OF THE VOLSUNGS AND NIBLUNGS. CHAPTER I. Of Sigi, the Son of Odin. CHAPTER II. Of the Birth of Volsung, the Son of Rerir, who was the Son of Sigi. CHAPTER III. Of the Sword that Sigmund, Volsung’s son, drew from the Branstock. CHAPTER IV. How King Siggeir wedded Signy, and bade King Volsung and his son to Gothland. CHAPTER V. Of the Slaying of King Volsung. CHAPTER VI. Of how Signy sent the Children of her and Siggeir to Sigmund. CHAPTER VII. Of the Birth of Sinfjotli the Son of Sigmund. CHAPTER VIII. The Death of King Siggeir and of Signy. CHAPTER IX. How Helgi, the son of Sigmund, won King Hodbrod and his Realm, and wedded Sigrun. CHAPTER X. The ending of Sinfjotli, Sigmund’s Son. CHAPTER XI. Of King Sigmund’s last Battle, and of how he must yield up his Sword again. CHAPTER XII. Of the Shards of the Sword Gram, and how Hjordis went to King Alf. CHAPTER XIII. Of the Birth and Waxing of Sigurd Fafnir’s-bane. CHAPTER XIV. Regin’s tale of his Brothers, and of the Gold called Andvari’s Hoard. CHAPTER XV. Of the Welding together of the Shards of the Sword Gram. So Regin makes a sword, and gives it into Sigurd’s hands. He took the sword, and said - CHAPTER XVI. The prophecy of Grifir. CHAPTER XVII. Of Sigurd’s Avenging of Sigmund his Father. Now Sigurd went to the kings, and spake thus - CHAPTER XVIII. Of the Slaying of the Worm Fafnir. CHAPTER XIX. Of the Slaying of Regin, Son of Hreidmar. CHAPTER XX. Of Sigurd’s Meeting with Brynhild on the Mountain. CHAPTER XXI. More Wise Words of Brynhild. Sigurd spake now, “Sure no wiser woman than thou art one may be found in the wide world; yea, yea, teach me more yet of thy wisdom!” CHAPTER XXII. Of the Semblance and Array of Sigurd Fafnir’s-bane. (1) CHAPTER XXIII. Sigurd comes to Hlymdale. CHAPTER XXIV. Sigurd sees Brynhild at Hlymdale. CHAPTER XXV. Of the Dream of Gudrun, Giuki’s daughter. CHAPTER XXVI. Sigurd comes to the Giukings and is wedded to Gudrun. CHAPTER XXVII. The Wooing of Brynhild. CHAPTER XXVIII. How the Queens held angry converse together at the Bathing. CHAPTER XXIX. Of Brynhild’s great Grief and Mourning. CHAPTER XXX. Of the Slaying of Sigurd Fafnir’s-bane. CHAPTER XXXI. Of the Lamentation of Gudrun over Sigurd dead, as it is told told in ancient Songs. (1) CHAPTER XXXII. Of the Ending of Brynhild. CHAPTER XXXIII. Gudrun wedded to Atli. CHAPTER XXXIV. Atli bids the Giukings to him. Now tells the tale that on a night King Atli woke from sleep and spake to Gudrun - CHAPTER XXXV. The Dreams of the Wives of the Giukings. CHAPTER XXXVI. Of the Journey of the Giukings to King Atli. CHAPTER XXXVII. The Battle in the Burg of King Atli. CHAPTER XXXVIII. Of the slaying of the Giukings. CHAPTER XXXIX. The End of Atli and his Kin and Folk. CHAPTER XL. How Gudrun cast herself into the Sea, but was brought ashore again. CHAPTER XLI. Of the Wedding and Slaying of Swanhild. CHAPTER XLII. Gudrun sends her Sons to avenge Swanhild. CHAPTER XLIII. The Latter End of all the Kin of the Giukings. APPENDIX: EXCERPTS FROM THE POETIC EDDA. PART OF THE SECOND LAY OF HELGI HUNDINGS-BANE (1) PART OF THE LAY OF SIGRDRIFA (1) THE LAY CALLED THE SHORT LAY OF SIGURD. THE HELL-RIDE OF BRYNHILD. FRAGMENTS OF THE LAY OF BRYNHILD THE SECOND OR ANCIENT LAY OF GUDRUN. THE SONG OF ATLI. THE WHETTING OF GUDRUN. THE LAY OF HAMDIR THE LAMENT OF ODDRUN.

The Saga of Dietrich of Bern

CONTENTS I. DIETRICH AND HILDEBRAND. II. DIETRICH’S COMRADES. III. ADVENTURES. LAURIN. ILSAN IV. DIETRICH, THE FAITHFUL ALLY. V. ERMENRICH TURNS AGAINST THE HERO OF BERN. VI. KING ETZEL, WALTER OF WASGENSTEIN, AND HILDEGUNDE. VII. ETZEL AND DIETRICH AGAINST THE REUSSEN. VIII. THE RAVEN-FIGHT (BATTLE OF RAVENNA). IX. GOING HOME.

The Saga of Thorstein, Viking’s Son

CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12 CHAPTER 13 CHAPTER 14 CHAPTER 15 CHAPTER 16 CHAPTER 17 CHAPTER 18 CHAPTER 19 CHAPTER 20 CHAPTER 21 CHAPTER 22 CHAPTER 23 CHAPTER 24 CHAPTER 25

The Story of Norna-Gest

CONTENTS Chapter 1. Chapter 2 Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12

The Tháttur of Sörli

CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9

Bishops’ Sagas Hunger-waker

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. HUNGER-WAKER

Saga of Saint Thorlak

THE STORY OF BISHOP THORLAC.

Saga of Bishop Paul

THE LIFE OF BISHOP PAUL.

Saga of John of Holar

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. THE LIFE OF S. JOHN THE BISHOP.

Collections of Norse Sagas The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum

CONTENTS PART I. THE DWELLERS IN ASGARD FAR AWAY AND LONG AGO THE BUILDING OF THE WALL IDUNA AND HER APPLES: HOW LOKI PUT THE GODS IN DANGER SIF’S GOLDEN HAIR: HOW LOKI WROUGHT MISCHIEF IN ASGARD HOW BROCK BROUGHT JUDGMENT ON LOKI HOW FREYA GAINED HER NECKLACE AND HOW HER LOVED ONE WAS LOST TO HER HOW FREY WON GERDA, THE GIANT MAIDEN, AND HOW HE LOST HIS MAGIC SWORD HEIMDALL AND LITTLE HNOSSA: HOW ALL THINGS CAME TO BE THE ALL-FATHER’S FOREBODINGS: HOW HE LEAVES ASGARD PART II ODIN GOES TO MIMIR’S WELL: HIS SACRIFICE FOR WISDOM ODIN FACES AN EVIL MAN ODIN WINS FOR MEN THE MAGIC MEAD ODIN TELLS TO VIDAR, HIS SILENT SON, THE SECRET OF HIS DOINGS THOR AND LOKI IN THE GIANTS’ CITY HOW THOR AND LOKI BEFOOLED THRYM THE GIANT ÆGIR’S FEAST: HOW THOR TRIUMPHED THE DWARF’S HOARD, AND THE CURSE THAT IT BROUGHT FOREBODING IN ASGARD LOKI THE BETRAYER LOKI AGAINST THE ÆSIR THE VALKYRIE THE CHILDREN OF LOKI BALDUR’S DOOM LOKI’S PUNISHMENT SIGURD’S YOUTH THE SWORD GRAM AND THE DRAGON FAFNIR THE DRAGON’S BLOOD THE STORY OF SIGMUND AND SIGNY THE STORY OF SIGMUND AND SINFIOTLI THE STORY OF THE VENGEANCE OF THE VOLSUNGS AND OF THE DEATH OF SINFIOTLI BRYNHILD IN THE HOUSE OF FLAME SIGURD AT THE HOUSE OF THE NIBELUNGS HOW BRYNHILD WAS WON FOR GUNNAR THE DEATH OF SIGURD THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS

In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales by Abbie Farwell Brown

CONTENTS THE BEGINNING OF THINGS HOW ODIN LOST HIS EYE KVASIR’S BLOOD THE GIANT BUILDER THE MAGIC APPLES SKADI’S CHOICE THE DWARF’S GIFTS LOKI’S CHILDREN THE QUEST OF THE HAMMER THE GIANTESS WHO WOULD NOT THOR’S VISIT TO THE GIANTS THOR’S FISHING THOR’S DUEL IN THE GIANT’S HOUSE BALDER AND THE MISTLETOE THE PUNISHMENT OF LOKI THE BEGINNING OF THINGS HOW ODIN LOST HIS EYE KVASIR’S BLOOD THE GIANT BUILDER THE MAGIC APPLES SKADI’S CHOICE THE DWARF’S GIFTS LOKI’S CHILDREN THE QUEST OF THE HAMMER THE GIANTESS WHO WOULD NOT THOR’S VISIT TO THE GIANTS THOR’S FISHING THOR’S DUEL IN THE GIANT’S HOUSE BALDER AND THE MISTLETOE THE PUNISHMENT OF LOKI

The Heroes of Asgard: Tales from Scandinavian Mythology by Keary and Keary

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER I. THE ÆSIR. PART I. A GIANT - A COW - AND A HERO. PART II. AIR THRONE, THE DWARFS, AND THE LIGHT ELVES. PART III. NIFLHEIM. PART IV. THE CHILDREN OF LOKI. PART V. BIFRÖST, URDA, AND THE NORNS. PART VI. ODHÆRIR. CHAPTER II. HOW THOR WENT TO JÖTUNHEIM. PART I. FROM ASGARD TO UTGARD. PART II. THE SERPENT AND THE KETTLE. CHAPTER III. FREY. PART I. ON TIPTOE IN AIR THRONE. PART II. THE GIFT. PART III. FAIREST GERD. PART IV. THE WOOD BARRI. CHAPTER IV. THE WANDERINGS OF FREYJA. PART I. THE NECKLACE BRISINGAMEN. PART II. LOKI - THE IRON WOOD - A BOUNDLESS WASTE. PART III. THE KING OF THE SEA AND HIS DAUGHTERS. CHAPTER V. IDŪNA’S APPLES. PART I. REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER PART II. THE WINGED-GIANT. PART III. HELA. PART IV. THROUGH FLOOD AND FIRE. CHAPTER VI. BALDUR. PART I. THE DREAM. PART II. THE PEACESTEAD. PART III. BALDUR DEAD. PART IV. HELHEIM. PART V. WEEPING. CHAPTER VII. THE BINDING OF FENRIR. PART I. THE MIGHT OF ASGARD. PART II. THE SECRET OF SVARTHEIM. PART III. HONOUR. CHAPTER VIII. THE PUNISHMENT OF LOKI. CHAPTER IX. RAGNARÖK, OR THE TWILIGHT OF THE GODS. INDEX OF NAMES, WITH MEANINGS.

Legends of Norseland by Mara L. Pratt-Chadwick and A. Chase

CONTENTS I. THE BEGINNING. II. YGDRASIL. III. ODIN AT THE WELL OF WISDOM. IV. ODIN AND THE ALL-WISE GIANT. V. THE STOLEN WINE. Part I. VI. THE STOLEN WINE. Part II. VII. LOKE’S THEFT. VIII. THOR’S HAMMER. XI. THE THEFT OF THE HAMMER. XII. THE FINDING OF THE HAMMER. XIII. THE APPLES OF LIFE. Part I. XIV. THE APPLES OF LIFE. Part II. XV. LOKE’S WOLF. XVI. THE FENRIS WOLF. XVII. DEFEAT OF HRUNGNER. XVIII. THOR AND SKRYMER. XIX. THOR AND THE UTGARD-KING. XX. THOR AND THE MIDGARD SERPENT. XXI. THE DYING BALDUR. XXII. THE PUNISHMENT OF LOKE. XXIII. THE DARKNESS THAT FELL ON ASGARD. VOCABULARY.

Stories and Ballads of the Far Past, by Nora Kershaw

CONTENTS PREFACE GENERAL INTRODUCTION PART I. SAGAS INTRODUCTION TO THE THÁTTR OF NORNAGEST THE THÁTTR OF NORNAGEST° INTRODUCTION TO THE THÁTTR OF SÖRLI THE THÁTTR OF SÖRLI° INTRODUCTION TO THE SAGA OF HROMUND GREIPSSON THE SAGA OF HROMUND GREIPSSON° INTRODUCTION TO THE SAGA OF HERVÖR AND HEITHREK THE SAGA OF HERVÖR AND HEITHREK° PART II. BALLADS GENERAL INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION TO GRÍPLUR I GRÍPLUR I° INTRODUCTION TO THE FAROESE BALLAD OF NORNAGEST THE FAROESE BALLAD OF NORNAGEST° INTRODUCTION TO THE BALLAD OF HJALMAR AND ANGANTYR THE BALLAD OF HJALMAR AND ANGANTYR° INTRODUCTION TO THE DANISH BALLAD OF ANGELFYR AND HELMER THE WARRIOR ANGELFYR AND HELMER THE WARRIOR° INTRODUCTION TO THE FAROESE BALLAD OF ARNGRIM’S SONS THE BALLAD OF ARNGRIM’S SONS.° INTRODUCTION TO THE FAROESE RIDDLE BALLAD (GÁTU RÍMA) GÁTU RÍMA.° INTRODUCTION TO THE SHETLAND BALLAD OF HILDINA THE SHETLAND BALLAD OF HILDINA°

Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by E. M. Wilmot-Buxton

CONTENTS Hakon’s Lay Chapter I. How All Things Began Chapter II. How All-Father Odin Became Wise Chapter III. How the Queen of the Sky Gave Gifts to Men Chapter IV. How a Giant Built a Fortress for the Asas Chapter V. The Magic Mead Chapter VI. How Loki Made a Wager with the Dwarfs Chapter VII. The Apples of Youth Chapter VIII. How the Fenris Wolf was Chained Chapter IX. How the Pride of Thor was Brought low Chapter X. How Thor’s Hammer was Lost and Found Chapter XI. The Giant’s Daughters Chapter XII. The Story of Balder the Beautiful Chapter XIII. How Hermod Made a Journey to the Underworld Chapter XIV. How Loki was Punished at Last Chapter XV. The Story of the Magic Sword Chapter XVI. How Sigmund Fought His Last Battle Chapter XVII. The Story of the Magic Gold Chapter XVIII. How Sigurd Slew the Dragon Chapter XIX. How Sigurd Won the Hand of Brunhild Chapter XX. How the Curse of the Gold is Fulfilled Chapter XXI. The Boyhood of Frithiof the Bold Chapter XXII. Frithiof and Ingeborg Chapter XXIII. Frithiof Braves the Storm Chapter XXIBalder Forgives Chapter XXV. How the End of All Things Came About Pronouncing Index of Proper Names

Viking Tales by Jennie Hall

CONTENTS What the Sagas Were PART I. IN NORWAY The Baby The Tooth Thrall Olaf’s Farm Olaf’s Fight With Havard Foes’-fear Harald is King Harald’s Battle Gyda’s Saucy Message The Sea Fight King Harald’s Wedding King Harald Goes West-Over-Seas PART II. WEST-OVER-SEAS Homes in Iceland Eric the Red Leif and His New Land Wineland the Good Descriptive Notes.

The Criticism The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature, by Conrad Hjalmar Nordby

CONTENTS PREFATORY NOTE. INTRODUCTORY. I. THE BODY OF OLD NORSE LITERATURE. II. THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF LATIN. THOMAS GRAY (1716-1771). THE SOURCES OF GRAY’S KNOWLEDGE. SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE (1628-1699). GEORGE HICKES (1642-1715). THOMAS PERCY (1729-1811). THOMAS WARTON (1728-1790). DRAKE (1766-1836). MATHIAS (1754-1835). AMOS S. COTTLE(1768-1800). WILLIAM HERBERT (1778-1847). SIR WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832). III. FROM THE SOURCES THEMSELVES. RICHARD CLEASBY (1797-1847). THOMAS CARLYLE (1795-1881). SAMUEL LAING (1780-1868). HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW (1807-1882). JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL (1819-1891). MATTHEW ARNOLD (1822-1888). SIR GEORGE WEBBE DASENT (1820-1896). CHARLES KINGSLEY (1819-1875). EDMUND GOSSE (1849-). IV. BY THE HAND OF THE MASTER. WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-1896). V. IN THE LATTER DAYS. RECENT TRANSLATIONS. ENDNOTES.

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