The Orkneyinga Saga

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Anonymous

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Produced by Ted Garvin, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

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English

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PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures

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Orkney (Scotland) -- History

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Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 57723

Release Date

August 18, 2018

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE ORKNEYINGA SAGA
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.SYLLABUS OF INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.INTRODUCTION. — I. Earliest Historical Notices of the Orkneys. — II. Early Christianity of the Islands. — III. Arrival of the Northmen, and Establishment of the Earldom of Orkney and Caithness. — IV. The Earldom in the Norse Line , 872-1231. — V. The Earldom in the Angus Line —1231-1312. — VI. The Earldom in the Stratherne Line —1321-1379. — VII. The Earldom in the Line of St. Clair —1379-1469. — VIII. The Bishopric of Orkney —1060-1469. — IX. The Bishopric of Caithness —1150-1469. — X. Ancient Churches of Orkney. — XI. Maeshow and the Stones of Stennis. — XII. Mousa and the Pictish Towers. — XIII. Remains of the Northmen.
7. 7.CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.
8. 8.GENEALOGICAL TABLES. — I. THE NORSE LINE OF THE EARLS OF ORKNEY. — II. THE ANGUS LINE OF THE EARLS OF ORKNEY. — III. THE STRATHERNE LINE OF THE EARLS OF ORKNEY. — IV. THE ST. CLAIR LINE OF THE EARLS OF ORKNEY.
9. 9.ORKNEYINGA SAGA. — CHAPTER I. OF THE EARLS. — CHAPTER II OF AMUNDI AND THORKEL. — CHAPTER III THORKEL SLAYS EARL EINAR. — CHAPTER IV OF EARL BRÚSI. — CHAPTER V OF THE EARLS BRÚSI AND THORFINN. — CHAPTER VI OF THE ORKNEYMEN. — CHAPTER VII OF THE FAMOUS DEEDS OF EARL THORFINN. — CHAPTER VIII MAGNUS, OLAF’S SON, ACCEPTED KING OF NORWAY. — CHAPTER IX RÖGNVALD ASKS MAGNUS FOR LEAVE TO GO TO THE ISLANDS. — CHAPTER X OF ROGNVALD’S VOYAGE. — CHAPTER XI THE BATTLE OF THE KINSMEN THORFINN AND ROGNVALD. — CHAPTER XII OF EARL THORFINN’S WARFARE. — CHAPTER XIII OF EARL THORFINN’S EXPEDITION TO ENGLAND. — CHAPTER XIV KALF FLEES TO THE ORKNEYS. — CHAPTER XV BATTLE OF RAUDABIORG. — CHAPTER XVI EARL THORFINN SUBDUES THE ISLANDS. — CHAPTER XVII RÖGNVALD COMES TO THE ISLANDS. — CHAPTER XVIII EARL RÖGNVALD SLAIN. — CHAPTER XIX EARL RÖGNVALD’S BURIAL. — CHAPTER XX EARL THORFINN COMES TO KING HARALD. — CHAPTER XXI EARL THORFINN’S MESSAGE TO KING HARALD (HARDRADI). — CHAPTER XXII OF EARL THORFINN’s DEATH. — CHAPTER XXIII OF THE EARLS PAUL AND ERLEND, AND GENEALOGIES. — CHAPTER XXIV HERE IS TOLD OF THE DEATH OF KING HARALD AND HIS DAUGHTER. — CHAPTER XXV A MEETING OF PEACE. — CHAPTER XXVI OF THE WORDS OF THE SPAE-MAN. — CHAPTER XXVII OF THE SCHEMES OF HAKON, PAUL’S SON. — CHAPTER XXVIII HAKON’S INTERVIEW WITH KING MAGNUS. — CHAPTER XXIX THE WESTERN EXPEDITION OF MAGNUS BARELEGS. — CHAPTER XXX KALI’S DEATH. — CHAPTER XXXI BIRTH OF KALI, SON OF KOL. — CHAPTER XXXII. SIGURD MADE KING. — CHAPTER XXXIII MAGNUS (ERLEND’S SON) OBTAINS THE TITLE OF EARL. — CHAPTER XXXIV OF EARL MAGNUS (ERLEND’S SON). — CHAPTER XXXV OF MAGNUS AND HAKON. — CHAPTER XXXVI OF EARL MAGNUS. — CHAPTER XXXVII EARL HAKON AND EARL MAGNUS. — CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE OFFERS OF EARL MAGNUS. — CHAPTER XXXIX THE BEHEADING OF EARL MAGNUS. — CHAPTER XL THE SAINTSHIP OF EARL MAGNUS MADE MANIFEST. — CHAPTER XLI THE EARL’S BODY BROUGHT TO CHURCH. — CHAPTER LXII THE MIRACLE-WORKING OF MAGNUS THE MARTYR. — CHAPTER XLIII THE MIRACLES WROUGHT BY THE BLESSED FRIEND OF GOD, MAGNUS. — CHAPTER XLIV THE JOURNEY OF EARL HAKON TO THE SOUTH. — CHAPTER XLV GENEALOGICAL. — CHAPTER XLVI THE SLAYING OF THORKEL FÓSTRI. — CHAPTER XLVII EARL HARALD SLAIN BY SORCERY. — CHAPTER XLVIII OF EARL PAUL. — CHAPTER XLIX OF KALI, WHO AFTERWARDS BECAME AN EARL. — CHAPTER L OF KALI AND GILLICHRIST. — CHAPTER LI OF KALI AND JON. — CHAPTER LII KALI GOES INTO DOLLS CAVE. — CHAPTER LIII OF HAVARD AND BRYNJULF. — CHAPTER LIV OF JON AND SOLMUND. — CHAPTER LV THE RECONCILIATION OF THE ORKNEYMEN. — CHAPTER LVI KING SIGURD’S DEATH. — CHAPTER LVII KOL’S SCHEMES. — CHAPTER LVIII THE FIGHT BETWEEN EARL PAUL AND OLVIR ROSTA. — CHAPTER LIX EARL RÖGNVALD’S PLANS. — CHAPTER LX SWEIN SLAYS SWEIN. — CHAPTER LXI OF EARL PAUL. — CHAPTER LXII KOL’S COUNSELS. — CHAPTER LXIII OF KOL AND UNI. — CHAPTER LXIV OF THE ORKNEYMEN. — CHAPTER LXV THE BEACONS OF THE ORKNEYS DESTROYED. — CHAPTER LXVI ROGNVALD RULES THE ORKNEYS. — CHAPTER LXVII OF EARL ROGNVALD AND PAUL. — CHAPTER LXVIII SWEIN TAKES EARL PAUL CAPTIVE. — CHAPTER LXIX OF SWEIN, ASLEIF’S SON’S, RETURN TO THE ORKNEYS. — CHAPTER LXX OF EARL ROGNVALD AND SWEIN, ASLEIF’S SON. — CHAPTER LXXI BISHOP JÓN ARRIVES FROM SCOTLAND. — CHAPTER LXXII THE BURNING OF FRAKORK. — CHAPTER LXXIII. OF SWEIN AND HOLDBÖDI’S RAIDS. — CHAPTER LXXIV OF EARL ROGNVALD AND SWEIN. — CHAPTER LXXV EARL ROGNVALD’S PLEASANTRIES. — CHAPTER LXXVI OF EARL ROGNVALD AND SWEIN, ASLEIF’S SON. — CHAPTER LXXVII OF SWEIN, ASLEIF’S SON’S MOVEMENTS. — CHAPTER LXXVIII. EARL VALTHIÓF’S DEATH. — CHAPTER LXXIX OF EINDRIDI UNGI (THE YOUNG). — CHAPTER LXXX OF EARL ROGNVALD AND THE ORKNEYMEN. — CHAPTER LXXXI EARL ROGNVALD TAKES A CASTLE. — CHAPTER LXXXII RÖGNVALD CONQUERS THE DRÓMUND. — CHAPTER LXXXIII. OF EARL RÖGNVALD. — CHAPTER LXXXIV EARL RÖGNVALD GOES TO THE ORKNEYS. — CHAPTER LXXXV KING EYSTEIN TAKES EARL HARALD PRISONER. — CHAPTER LXXXVI OF KING EYSTEIN. — CHAPTER LXXXVII. OF EARL HARALD. — CHAPTER LXXXVIII. OF SWEIN, ASLEIF’S SON. — CHAPTER LXXXIX OF SWEIN AND ANAKOL. — CHAPTER XC THE RECONCILIATION OF EARL ERLEND AND SWEIN. — CHAPTER XCI EARL HARALD COMES UNPERCEIVED TO THE ORKNEYS. — CHAPTER XCII THE RECONCILIATION OF THE EARLS HARALD AND ERLEND. — CHAPTER XCIII PEACE BETWEEN EARL RÖGNVALD AND EARL ERLEND. — CHAPTER XCIV PEACE IS TALKED OF. — CHAPTER XCV SWEIN’S PLANS. — CHAPTER XCVI BATTLE BETWEEN THE THREE EARLS. — CHAPTER XCVII EARL ERLEND’S DEATH. — CHAPTER XCVIII SWEIN SLAYS ERLEND. — CHAPTER XCIX OF EARL HARALD AND SWEIN, ASLEIF’S SON. — CHAPTER C OF ROGNVALD AND SWEIN. — CHAPTER CI OF EARL HARALD AND SWEIN. — CHAPTER CII OF EARL RÖGNVALD. — CHAPTER CIII OF SWEIN, ASLEIF’S SON. — CHAPTER CIV OF THE EARLS. — CHAPTER CV SWEIN SLAYS SUMARLIDI. — CHAPTER CVI OF EARL RÖGNVALD AND EARL HARALD. — CHAPTER CVII THE SLAYING OF EARL RÖGNVALD. — CHAPTER CVIII THE REMOVAL OF EARL RÖGNVALD’S BODY. — CHAPTER CIX OF HARALD AND SWEIN. — CHAPTER CX SWEIN GOES TO IRELAND. — CHAPTER CXI SWEIN, ASLEIF’S SON’S (LAST) EXPEDITION. — CHAPTER CXII SWEIN, ASLEIF’S SON’S FALL. — CHAPTER CXIII OF EARL HARALD AND HIS SONS. — CHAPTER CXIV OF THE ORKNEYMEN. — CHAPTER CXV HARALD TORTURES THE BISHOP. — CHAPTER CXVI OF THE STEWARDS. — CHAPTER CXVII THE BURNING OF BISHOP ADAM.
10. 10.APPENDIX. — The Dominions of King Harald and Earl Rögnvald. — Earl Melbrigd slain by Sigurd. — Einar comes to the Islands. — The Vikings slain. — Battle between Earl Einar and Prince Halfdan. — The Murder of Havard. — Battle between Liot and Skuli. — Battle. — Meeting between Olaf (Tryggvi’s Son) and the Earl.
11. 11.INDEX.
12. 12.Footnotes

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