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Laxdæla Saga

by Muriel A. C. Press

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Translator
Press, Muriel A. C.
Title
Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic
Credits
Produced by Ted Garvin, Sankar Viswanathan, and Online Distributed Proofreading Team of Distributed Proofreaders Europe at dp.rastko.net
Language
English
LoC Class
PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject
Sagas -- Translations into English
Category
Text
eBook-No.
17803
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17803
Release Date
February 20, 2006
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.LAXDÆLA SAGA — by
  2. 2.MURIEL A.C. PRESS — MDCCCXCIX — PUBLISHED BY — J.M. DENT AND CO. — ALDINE HOUSE, LONDON W.C.
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.THE LAXDALE SAGA
  5. 5.Chap. I — Of Ketill Flatnose and his Descendants, 9th Century A.D. — Ketill's family
  6. 6.Chap. II — Ketill and his Sons prepare to leave Norway
  7. 7.Chap. III — Ketill's Sons go to Iceland — Of Bjorn in Iceland
  8. 8.Chap. IV — Ketill goes to Scotland, A.D. 890
  9. 9.Chap. V — Unn goes to Iceland, A.D. 895
  10. 10.Chap. VI — Unn Divides her Land
  11. 11.Chap. VII — Of the Wedding of Olaf "Feilan," A.D. 920
  12. 12.Chap. VIII — The Birth of Hrut and Thorgerd's Second Widowhood, A.D. 923
  13. 13.Chap. IX — Hoskuld's Marriage, A.D. 935
  14. 14.Chap. X — Of Viga Hrapp
  15. 15.Chap. XI — About Thord Goddi and Thorbjorn Skrjup
  16. 16.Chap. XII — Hoskuld Buys a Slave Woman
  17. 17.Chap. XIII — Hoskuld Returns to Iceland, A.D. 948
  18. 18.Chap. XIV — The Murder of Hall, Ingjald's Brother
  19. 19.Chap. XV — Thorolf's Escape with Asgaut the Thrall
  20. 20.Chap. XVI — Thord becomes Olaf's Foster Father, A.D. 950
  21. 21.Chap. XVII — About Viga Hrapp's Ghost, A.D. 950
  22. 22.Chap. XVIII — Of the Drowning of Thorstein Swart
  23. 23.Chap. XIX — Hrut Comes to Iceland
  24. 24.Chap. XX — Melkorka's Marriage and Olaf the Peacock's Journey, A.D. 955 Of Thorliek Hoskuldson
  25. 25.Chap. XXI — Olaf the Peacock goes to Ireland, A.D. 955
  26. 26.Chap. XXII — Olaf the Peacock comes Home to Iceland, A.D. 957
  27. 27.Chap. XXIII — The Marriage of Olaf Peacock and Thorgerd, the Daughter of Egil, A.D. 959
  28. 28.Chap. XXIV — The Building of Herdholt, A. D. 960
  29. 29.Chap. XXV — About Hoskuld's Sons
  30. 30.Chap. XXVI — The Death of Hoskuld, A.D. 985
  31. 31.Chap. XXVII — The Funeral Feast for Hoskuld
  32. 32.Chap. XXVIII — The Birth of Kjartan, Olaf's Son, A.D. 978
  33. 33.Chap. XXIX — Olaf's Second Journey to Norway, A.D. 975
  34. 34.Chap. XXX — About Giermund and Thured, A.D. 978
  35. 35.Chap. XXXI — Thured's Second Marriage, A.D. 980
  36. 36.Chap. XXXII — Of Osvif Helgeson
  37. 37.Chap. XXXIII — Of Gest Oddleifson and Gudrun's Dreams
  38. 38.Chap. XXXIV — Gudrun's First Marriage, A.D. 989
  39. 39.Chap. XXXV — Gudrun's Second Marriage, A.D. 991
  40. 40.Chap. XXXVI — About Kotkell and Grima
  41. 41.Chap. XXXVII — About Hrut and Eldgrim, A.D. 995
  42. 42.Chap. XXXVIII — The Death of Stigandi. Thorliek leaves Iceland
  43. 43.Chap. XXXIX — Of Kjartan's Friendship for Bolli
  44. 44.Chap. XL — Kjartan and Bolli Voyage to Norway, A.D. 996
  45. 45.Chap. XLI — Bolli returns to Iceland, A.D. 999
  46. 46.Chap. XLII — Bolli makes love to Gudrun, A.D. 1000
  47. 47.Chap. XLIII — Kjartan comes back to Iceland, A.D. 1001
  48. 48.Chap. XLIV — Kjartan comes home, A.D. 1001
  49. 49.Chap. XLV — Kjartan marries Hrefna, A.D. 1002
  50. 50.Chap. XLVI — Feast at Herdholt and the Loss of Kjartan's Sword, A.D. 1002
  51. 51.Chap. XLVII — Kjartan goes to Laugar, and of the Bargain for Tongue, A.D. 1003
  52. 52.Chap. XLVIII — The Men of Laugar and Gudrun plan an Ambush for Kjartan, A.D. 1003
  53. 53.Chap. XLIX — The Death of Kjartan
  54. 54.Chap. L — The End of Hrefna. The Peace Settled, A.D. 1003
  55. 55.Chap. LI — Osvif's Sons are Banished
  56. 56.Chap. LII — The Killing of Thorkell of Goat's Peak
  57. 57.Chap. LIII — Thorgerd's Egging, A.D. 1007
  58. 58.Chap. LIV — Halldor prepares to avenge Kjartan
  59. 59.Chap. LV — The Death of Bolli
  60. 60.Chap. LVI — Bolli Bollison is born, A.D. 1008
  61. 61.Chap. LVII — About Thorgils Hallason, A.D. 1018
  62. 62.Chap. LVIII — Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad
  63. 63.Chap. LIX — Gudrun demands Revenge for Bolli, A.D. 1019
  64. 64.Chap. LX — The Egging of Gudrun
  65. 65.Chap. LXI — Of Thorstein the Black and Lambi
  66. 66.Chap. LXII — Thorgils and his Followers leave Home
  67. 67.Chap. LXIII — The Description of his Enemies brought to Helgi
  68. 68.Chap. LXIV — The Death of Helgi, A.D. 1019
  69. 69.Chap. LXV — Of Gudrun's Deceit
  70. 70.Chap. LXVI — Osvif and Gest die
  71. 71.Chap. LXVII — The Death of Thorgils Hallason, A.D. 1020
  72. 72.Chap. LXVIII — Gudrun's Marriage with Thorkell Eyjolfson
  73. 73.Chap. LXIX — The Quarrel about Gunnar at the Feast
  74. 74.Chap. LXX — Thorleik goes to Norway
  75. 75.Chap. LXXI — The Peace between the Sons of Bolli and the Sons of Olaf, A.D. 1026
  76. 76.Chap. LXXII — Bolli and Thorleik go abroad, A. D. 1029
  77. 77.Chap. LXXIII — Bolli's Voyage
  78. 78.Chap. LXXIV — Thorkell Eyjolfson goes to Norway
  79. 79.Chap. LXXV — Thorkell and Thorstein and Halldor Olafson, A.D. 1026
  80. 80.Chap. LXXVI — The Drowning of Thorkell, A.D. 1026
  81. 81.Chap. LXXVII — The Return of Bolli, A.D. 1030
  82. 82.Chap. LXXVIII — The Death of Snorri, and the End, A.D. 1031
  83. 83.NOTE

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