The Story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga

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Dutton, 1900 - Iceland - 333 pages
 

Contents

Gunnar and Njal make Peace about Brynjolfs Slaying
70
Sigmund comes out to Iceland
71
The Slaying of Thord Freedmanson
73
Njal and Gunnar make Peace for the Slaying of Thord
74
Sigmund Mocks Njal and his Sons
76
The Slaying of Sigmund and Skiolld
83
Of Gizur the White and Geir the Priest
83
Of Otkell in Kirkby
83
How Hallgerda makes Malcolm Steal from Kirkby
85
Of Skamkells Evil Counsel
86
Of Skamkells Lying
92
Of Runolf the Son of Wolf Aurpriest
94
How Otkell Rode over Gunnar
95
The Fight at Rangriver
103
Gunnar and Geir the Priest Strive at the Thing ΙΟΙ
103
Of Starkad and his Sons
104
How Gunnars Horse Fought
106
Of Asgrim and Wolf Uggis Son
108
An Attack against Gunnar agreed on
109
Gunnars Dream III
111
The Slaying of Hjort and Fourteen Men
112
Njals Counsel to Gunnar
115
Of Valgard and Mord
116
Of Fines and Atonements
118
Of Thorgeir Otkells Son
120
Of Thorgeir Starkads Son
121
Of Njal and those Namesakes
122
Olaf the Peacocks Gifts to Gunnar
124
Mords Counsel
126
The Slaying of Thorgeir Otkells Son
127
Of the Suits for Manslaughter at the Thing
129
Of the Atonement
130
Kolskegg goes Abroad
132
The Riding to Lithend
135
Gunnar Sings a Song Dead
139
Gunnar of Lithend Avenged
141
Hogni takes an Atonement for Gunnars Death
143
How he Slew Kol
144
Njals Sons Sail Abroad
147
Of Kari Solmunds Son
148
Of Earl Sigurd
150
The Battle with the Earls
151
Hrapps Voyage from Iceland
152
Thrain took to Hrapp
156
Earl Hacon Fights with Njals Sons
162
Njals Sons and Kari come out to Iceland
165
The Quarrel of Njals Sons with Thrain Sigfus Son
166
Thrain Sigfus Sons Slaying
170
Kettle takes Hauskuld as his FosterSon
175
Njal takes Hauskuld to Foster
176
The Slaying of Hauskuld Njals Son
191
The Slaying of Lytings Brothers
195
Of Amund the Blind
197
Of Valgard the Guileful
198
Of Mord and Njals Sons
199
Of the Slander of Mord Valgards Son
200
Of Mord and Njals Sons
203
Of Hildigunna and Mord Valgards Son
205
The Pedigree of Gudmund the Powerful
206
Of Snorri the Priest and his Stock
207
Of Flosi and Hildigunna
211
Njal and Skarphedinn Talk Together
213
Asgrim and Njals Sons pray Men for Help
221
Of the Pleading of the Suit
221
Of the Award of Atonement between Flosi and Njal
223
Of the Judges
225
An Attack planned on Njal and his Sons
237
Of Portents
237
Of Portents at Bergthorsknoll
237
The Onslaught on Bergthorsknoll
237
Njals Burning
237
Skarphedinns Death
241
Of Kari Solmunds Son
245
Njals and Bergthoras Bones Found
248
Flosis Dream
251
Of Flosis Journey and his Asking for Help
252
Of Thorhall and Kari
256
Of Flosi and the Burners
260
Of Thorgeir Craggeir
262
Of Asgrim and Gizur and Kari
267
Of Asgrim and Gudmund
270
Of the Declarations of the Suits
271
Now Men go to the Courts
274
Of Eyjolf Bolverks Son
284
The Counsel of Thorhall Asgrims Son
285
Battle at the Althing
290
Of Kari and Thorgeir
299
The Award of Atonement with Thorgeir Craggeir
303
Kari comes to Bjorns House in the Mark
305
Of Flosi and the Burners
307
Of Kari and Bjorn
309
More of Kari and Bjorn
312
Of Kari and Bjorn and Thorgeir
315
Flosi goes Abroad
317
Kari goes Abroad
318
Gunnar Lambis Sons Slaying
320
Of Signs and Wonders
323
Brians Battle
324
The Slaying of Kol Thorsteins Son
330
Of Flosi and Kari
332

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Page 144 - I take witness to this that I give notice of an assault laid down by law against Flosi, Thord's son, for that he rushed at Helgi, Njal's son and dealt him a brain, or a body, or a marrow wound, which proved a death-wound, and from which Helgi got his death. I say that in this suit he ought to be made a guilty man, an outlaw, not to be fed, not to be forwarded, not to be helped or harboured in any need. I say that all his goods are forfeited, half to me and half to the men of the Quarter, who have...
Page 141 - ... body, or a marrow wound against Flosi Thord's son, for that wound which proved a death wound, but Helgi got his death therefrom on such and such a spot, when Flosi Thord's son first rushed on Helgi Njal's son with an assault laid down by law. I give notice of this before five neighbours" — then he named them all by name — "I give this lawful notice. I give notice of a suit which Thorgeir Thorir's son has handed over to me.
Page 177 - 'Tis fittest that the beggar should bear the bag ; " and with that he took the banner from the staff and put it under his cloak. A little after Asmund the white was slain, and then the Earl was pierced through with a spear.
Page 141 - Then Mord took Thorgeir by the hand and named two witnesses to bear witness, "that Thorgeir Thorir's son hands me over a suit for manslaughter against Flosi Thord's son, to plead it for the slaying of Helgi Njal's son, with all those proofs which have to follow the suit. Thou handest over to me this suit to plead and to settle, and to enjoy all rights in it, as though I were the rightful next of kin. Thou handest it over to me by law, and I take it from thee by law.
Page 143 - Then Eyjolf arose, and Flosi too, and they took one another by the hand; and so Eyjolf undertook the whole defence of the suit off Flosi's hands, and so, too, if any suit arose out of the defence, for it often happens that what is a defence in one suit, is a plaintiff's plea in another. So he took upon him all the proofs and proceedings which belonged to those suits, whether they were to be pleaded before the Quarter Court or the Fifth Court. Flosi handed them over in lawful form, and Eyjolf took...
Page 109 - we will take this choice; but what weighty suits shall come before the court? " " These matters shall come before it," says Njal, — " all matters of contempt of the Thing, such as if men bear false witness, or utter a false finding; hither, too, shall come all those suits in which the Judges are divided in opinion in the Quarter Court; then they shall be summoned to the Fifth Court; so, too, if men offer bribes, or take them, for their help in suits. In this court all the oaths shall be of the...
Page 135 - take any atonement from thy sons, and now our dealings shall come to an end once for all, and I will not stir from this spot till they are all dead; but I will allow the women and children and house-carles to go out." Then Njal went into the house, and said to the fold, " Now all those must go out to whom leave is given, and so go thou out Thorhalla Asgrim's daughter, and all the people also with thee who may.
Page 141 - To bear witness," said he, " that I give notice of an assault laid down by law against Flosi Thord's son, for that he dealt Helgi Njal's son a brain, or a body, or a marrow wound, which proved a death wound; and from which Helgi got his death. I give notice of this before five witnesses "• — here he named them all by name — " I give this lawful notice. I give notice of a suit which Thorgeir Thorir's son has handed over to me.
Page 83 - ... was told, and that was why they dared not tell him of the token. Now those two, Skarphedinn and Hogni, were out of doors one evening by Gunnar's cairn on the south side. The moon and stars were shining clear and bright, but every now and then the clouds drove over them. Then all at once they thought they saw the cairn standing open, and lo! Gunnar had turned himself in the cairn and looked at the moon. They thought they saw four lights burning in the cairn, and none of them threw a shadow. They...
Page 135 - Then Flosi went to the door and called out to Njal, and said he would speak with him and Bergthora. Now Njal does so, and Flosi said — " I will offer thee, master Njal, leave to go out, for it is unworthy that thou shouldst burn indoors."

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