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Home Home The Works of William Morris The Story of Grettir the Strong Contents

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map of North-west Iceland
Title Page
Preface
CHRONOLOGY OF THE STORY
Contents
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
Chapter XIII
Chapter XIV: Of Grettir as a Child, and his froward ways with his Father
Chapter XV: Of the Ball-play on Midfirth Water
Chapter XVI: Of the Slaying of Skeggi
Chapter XVII: Of Grettir's Voyage out
Chapter XVIII: Of Grettir at Haramsey and his dealings with Karr the Old
Chapter XIX: Of Yule at Haramsey, and how Grettir dealt with the Bearserks
Chapter XX: How Thorfinn met Grettir at Haramsey again
Chapter XXI: Of Grettir and Biorn and the Bear
Chapter XXII: Of the Slaying of Biorn
Chapter XXIII: The Slaying of Hiarandi
Chapter XXIV: Of the Slaying of Gunnar, and Grettir's strife with Earl Svein
Chapter XXV: The Slaying of Thorgils Makson
Chapter XXVI: Of Thorstein Kuggson, and the gathering for the Bloodsuit for the Slaying of Thorgils Makson
Chapter XXVII: The Suit for the Slaying of Thorgils Makson
Chapter XXVIII: Grettir comes out to Iceland again.
Chapter XXIX: Of the Horse-fight at Longfit
Chapter XXX: Of Thorbiorn Oxmain and Thorbiorn Tardy, and of Grettir's meeting with Kormak on Ramfirth-neck
Chapter XXXI: How Grettir met Bardi, the Son of Gudmund, as he came back from the Heath-slayings
Chapter XXXII: 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 XXXIII: Of the doings of Glam at Thorhall-stead
Chapter XXXIV: Grettir hears of the Hauntings
Chapter XXXV: Grettir goes to Thorhall-stead, and has to do with Glam
Chapter XXXVI: Of Thorbiorn Oxmain's Autumn-feast, and the mocks of Thorbiorn Tardy
Chapter XXXVII: Olaf the Saint, King in Norway; the slaying of Thorbiorn Tardy; Grettir goes to Norway
Chapter XXXVIII: Of Thorir of Garth and his sons; and how Grettir fetched fire for his shipmates
Chapter XXXIX: How Grettir would fain bear Iron before the King
Chapter XL: Of Grettir and Snækoll
Chapter XLI: Of Thorstein Dromond's Arms, and what he deemed they might do
Chapter XLIII: Of the Death of Asmund the Greyhaired
Chapter XLIII: The Onset on Atli at the Pass and the Slaying of Gunnar and Thorgeir
Chapter XLIV: The Suit for the Slaying of the Sons of Thorir of the Pass.
Chapter XLV: Of the Slaying of Atli Asmundson
Chapter XLVI: Grettir outlawed at the Thing at the Suit of Thorir of Garth
Chapter XLVII: Grettir comes out to Iceland again
Chapter XLVIII: The Slaying of Thorbiorn Oxmain
Chapter XLIX: The gathering to avenge Thorbiorn Oxmain
Chapter L: Grettir and the Foster-brothers at Reek-knolls
Chapter LI: Of the suit for the Slaying of Thorbiorn Oxmain, and how Thorir of Garth would not that Grettir should be made sackless
Chapter LII: How Grettir was taken by the Icefirth Carles
Chapter LIII: Grettir with Thorstein Kuggson
Chapter LIV: Grettir meets Hallmund on the Keel
Chapter LV: Of Grettir on Ernewaterheath, and his dealings with Grim there
Chapter LVI: Of Grettir and Thorir Redbeard
Chapter LVII: How Thorir of Garth set on Grettir on Ernewaterheath
Chapter LVIII: Grettir in Fairwood-fell
Chapter LIX: Gisli's meeting with Grettir
Chapter LX: Of the Fight at Hitriver
Chapter LXI: How Grettir left Fairwoodfell, and of his abiding in Thorir's-dale
Chapter LXII: Of the Death of Hallmund, Grettir's Friend
Chapter LXIII: How Grettir beguiled Thorir of Garth when he was nigh taking him
Chapter LXIV: Of the ill haps at Sand-heaps, and how Guest came to the Goodwife there
Chapter LXV: Of Guest and the Troll-wife
Chapter LXVI: Of the Dweller in the Cave under the Force
Chapter LXVII: Grettir driven from Sand-heaps to the West
Chapter LXVIII: How Thorod, the Son of Snorri Godi went against Grettir
Chapter LXIX: How Grettir took leave of his Mother at Biarg, and fared with Illugi his Brother to Drangey
Chapter LXX: Of the Bonders who owned Drangey between them
Chapter LXXI: How those of Skagafirth found Grettir on Drangey
Chapter LXXII: Of the Sports at Heron-ness Thing
Chapter LXXIII: The Handselling of Peace
Chapter LXXIV: Of Grettir's Wrestling: and how Thorbiorn Angle now bought the more part of Drangey
Chapter LXXV: Thorbiorn Angle goes to Drangey to speak with Grettir
Chapter LXXVI: How Noise let the Fire out on Drangey, and how Grettir must needs go a land for more
Chapter LXXVII: Grettir at the Home-stead of Reeks
Chapter LXXVIII: Of Hæring at Drangey, and the end of him
Chapter LXXIX: Of the Talk at the Thing about Grettir's Outlawry
Chapter LXXX: Thorbiorn Angle goes with his Foster-mother out to Drangey
Chapter LXXXI: Of the Carline's evil Gift to Grettir
Chapter LXXXII: Grettir sings of his Great Deeds
Chapter LXXXIII: How Thorbiorn Angle gathered Force and set Sail for Drangey
Chapter LXXXIV: The Slaying of Grettir Asmundson
Chapter LXXXV: How Thorbiorn Angle claimed Grettir's Head-money
Chapter LXXXVI: How Thorbiorn Angle brought Grettir's Head to Biarg
Chapter LXXXVII: Affairs at the Althing
Chapter LXXXVIII: Thorbiorn Angle goes to Norway, and thence to Micklegarth
Chapter LXXXIX: How the Short-Sword was the easier known when sought for by reason of the notch in the blade
Chapter XC: How the Lady Spes redeemed Thorstein from the Dungeon
Chapter XCI: Of the doings of Thorstein and the Lady Spes
Chapter XCII: Of the Oath that Spes made before the Bishop
Chapter XCIII: Thorstein and Spes come out to Norway
Chapter XCIV: Thorstein Dromund and Spes leave Norway again
Chapter XCV: How Thorstein Dromund and Spes fared to Rowe and died there
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