The story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga
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Contents
- Sir George Dasent's Preface
- Sir George Dasent's Introduction
- Conclusion
- Icelandic Chronology
- 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