CONTENTS.

PAGE

Preface

v

Chronology of the Story.

xvii

CHAP.

I.-XIII.

The Forefathers of Grettir

1-27

XIV.

Of Grettir as a Child, and his froward ways with his father.

29

XV.

Of the Ball-play on Midfirth Water

34

XVI.

Of the Slaying of Skeggi

35

XVII.

Of Grettir's Voyage out

39

XVIII.

Of Grettir at Haramsey and his dealings with Karr the Old

46

XIX.

Of Yule at Haramsey, and how Grettir dealt with the Bearserks

50

XX.

How Thorfinn met Grettir at Haramsey again

60

XXI.

Of Grettir and Biorn and the Bear

62

XXII.

Of the Slaying of Biorn

67

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XXIII.

The Staying of Hiarandi

70

XXIV.

Of the Slaying of Gunnar, and Grettir's strife with Earl Svein

72

XXV.

The Slaying of Thorgils Makson

77

XXVI.

Of Thorstein Kuggson, and the gathering for the Bloodsuit for the Slaying of Thorgils Makson

78

XXVII.

The Suit for the Slaying of Thorgils Makson

80

XXVIII.

Grettir comes out to Iceland again

83

XXIX.

Of the Horse-fight at Longfit

87

XXX.

Of Thorbiorn Oxmain and Thorbiorn Tardy, and of Grettir's meeting with Kormak on Ranifirth-neck

89

XXXI.

How Grettir met Bardi, the Son of Gudmund, as he came back from the Heath-slayings

92

XXXII.

Of the Haunting at Thorhall-stead; and how Thorhall took a Shepherd by the rede of Skapti the Lawman, and what befell thereafter

95

XXXIII.

Of the doings of Glam at Thorhall-stead

101

XXXIV.

Grettir hears of the Hauntings

104

XXXV.

Grettir goes to Thorhall-stead, and has to do with Glam

105

XXXVI.

Of Thorbiorn Oxmain's Autumn-feast, and the mocks of Thorbiorn Tardy

111

XXXVII.

Olaf the Saint, King in Norway; the slaying of Thorbiorn Tardy; Grettir goes to Norway

112

XXXVIII.

Of Thorir of Garth and his sons; and how Grettir fetched fire for his Shipmates

115

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XXXIX.

How Grettir would fain bear Iron before the King

119

XL.

Of Grettir and Snækoll

122

XLI.

Of Thorstein Dromund's Arms, and what he deemed they might do

124

XLII.

Of the Death of Asmund the Greyhaired

125

XLIII.

The Onset on Atli at the Pass and the Slaying of Gunnar and Thorgeir

126

XLIV.

The Suit for the Slaying of the Sons of Thorir of the Pass

129

XLV.

Of the Slaying of Atli Asmundson

130

XLVI.

Grettir outlawed at the Thing at the Suit of Thorir of Garth

133

XLVII.

Grettir comes out to Iceland again

135

XLVIII.

The Slaying of Thorbiorn Oxmain

140

XLIX.

The gathering to avenge Thorbiorn Oxmain

143

L.

Grettir and the Foster-brothers at Reek-knolls.

145

LI.

Of the Suit for the Slaying of Thorbiorn Oxmain, and how Thorir of Garth would not that Grettir should be made sackless

149

LII.

How Grettir was taken by the Icefirth Carles

152

LIII.

Grettir with Thorstein Kuggson

158

LIV.

Grettir meets Hallmund on the Keel

159

LV.

Of Grettir on Ernewaterheath, and his dealings with Grim there.

163

LVI.

Of Grettir and Thorir Redbeard

164

LVII.

How Thorir of Garth set on Grettir on Ernewaterheath

168

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LVIII.

Grettir in Fairwood-fell

170

LIX.

Gisli's meeting with Grettir

172

LX.

Of the Fight at Hitriver

178

LXI.

How Grettir left Fairwood-fell, and of his abiding in Thorir's-dale

181

LXII.

Of the Death of Hallmund, Grettir's Friend

184

LXIII.

How Grettir beguiled Thorir of Garth when he was nigh taking him

188

LXIV.

Of the ill haps at Sand-heaps, and how Guest came to the Goodwife there

191

LXV.

Of Guest and the Troll-wife

194

LXVI.

Of the Dweller in the Cave under the Force

197

LXVII.

Grettir driven from Sand-heaps to the West

199

LXVIII.

How Thorod the Son of Snorri Godi, went against Grettir

201

LXIX.

How Grettir took leave of his Mother at Biarg, and fared with Illugi his Brother to Drangey

204

LXX.

Of the Bonders who owned Drangey between them

207

LXXI.

How those of Skagafirth found Grettir on Drangey

209

LXXII.

Of the Sports at Heron-ness Thing

210

LXXIII.

The Handselling of Peace

213

LXXIV.

Of Grettir's Wrestling; and how Thorbiorn Angle now bought the more part of Drangey

214

LXXV.

Thorbiorn Angle goes to Drangey to speak with Grettir

218

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LXXVI.

How Noise let the Fire out on Drangey, and how Grettir must needs go aland for more

219

LXXVII.

Grettir at the Home-stead of Reeks

220

LXXVIII.

Of Hæring at Drangey, and the end of him

222

LXXIX.

Of the Talk at the Thing about Grettir's Outlawry

225

LXXX.

Thorbiorn Angle goes with his Foster-mother out to Drangey

226

LXXXI.

Of the Carline's evil Gift to Grettir

230

LXXXII.

Grettir sings of his Great Deeds

233

LXXXIII.

How Thorbiorn Angle gathered Force and set Sail for Drangey

236

LXXXIV.

The Slaying of Grettir Asmundson.

238

LXXXV.

How Thorbiorn Angle claimed Grettir's Head-money

243

LXXXVI.

How Thorbiorn Angle brought Grettir's Head to Biarg

246

LXXXVII.

Affairs at the Althing

249

LXXXVIII.

Thorbiorn Angle goes to Norway, and thence to Micklegarth

251

LXXXIX.

How the Short-Sword was the easier known when sought for by reason of the notch in the blade

252

XC.

How the LadySpes redeemed Thorstein from the Dungeon

255

XCI.

Of the Doings of Thorstein and the LadySpes

257

XCII.

Of the Oath that Spes made before the Bishop

264

XCIII.

Thorstein and Spes come out to Norway

267

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XCIV.

Thorstein Dromund and Spes leave Norway again

269

XCV.

How Thorstein Dromund and Spes fared to Rome and died there

271

Notes

273

Index of Persons

281

Index of Places

289

Index of Things

295

Periphrastic Expressions in the Songs

301

Proverbial Sayings

303