The Saga of Grettir the Strong

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Unknown

Title

The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga

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Produced by Douglas B. Killings, and David Reid, and John Servilio, and David Widger

Language

English

LoC Class

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

Subject

Grettir Ásmundarson, 996-1031 -- Fiction

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eBook-No.

347

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/347

Release Date

July 5, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE SAGA OF GRETTIR THE STRONG
2. 2.GRETTIR'S SAGA
3. 3.By Unknown Author — Written in Icelandic, sometime in the early 14th Century.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. THE FAMILY AND EARLY WARS OF ONUND THE SON OF OFEIG
5. 5.CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF HAFRSFJORD
6. 6.CHAPTER III. MEETING OF DEFEATED CHIEFS IN THE WEST AND MARRIAGE OF ONUND
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. FIGHT WITH VIKINGS VIGBJOD AND VESTMAR
8. 8.CHAPTER V. VISIT OF ONUND AND THRAND TO EYVIND IN IRELAND
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. DEATH OF BJORN; DISPUTES OVER HIS PROPERTY IN NORWAY
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. MURDER OF ONDOTT CROW, AND THE VENGEANCE THEREFOR
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. ONUND AND ASMUND SAIL TO ICELAND
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. ONUND SETTLES IN KALDBAK
13. 13.CHAPTER X. OFEIG GRETTIR IS KILLED. VISIT OF ONUND TO AUD THE DEEP-MINDED
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. DEATH OF ONUND. DISPUTES BETWEEN THE SONS OF ONUND AND OF EIRIK
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. BATTLE AT RIFSKER
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. THORGRIM SETTLES AT BJARG AND MARRIES. HIS SON ASMUND VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. ASMUND'S CHILDREN. GRETTIR'S CHILDHOOD
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. GAMES AT MIDFJORDVATN
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. GRETTIR KILLS SKEGGI AND IS OUTLAWED FOR THREE YEARS
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. GRETTIR SAILS FOR NORWAY AND IS WRECKED ON HARAMARSEY
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. ADVENTURE IN THE HOWE OF KAR THE OLD
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. BERSERKS AT HARAMARSEY
23. 23.CHAPTER XX. THORFINN'S RETURN. GRETTIR VISITS THE NORTH
24. 24.CHAPTER XXI. ADVENTURE WITH A BEAR
25. 25.CHAPTER XXII. GRETTIR KILLS BJORN AND IS SUMMONED BEFORE JARL SVEINN
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII. GRETTIR KILLS HJARRANDI
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV. GRETTIR KILLS GUNNAR. HIS FRIENDS RALLY ROUND HIM AND SAVE HIM FROM THE VENGEANCE OF THE JARL
28. 28.CHAPTER XXV. EVENTS IN ICELAND. THORGILS MAKSSON ATTACKED BY THE FOSTER-BROTHERS AND SLAIN
29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI. THE FEUD WITH THE FOSTER-BROTHERS IS TAKEN UP BY ASMUND AND THORSTEINN KUGGASON
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII. SENTENCES ON THE FOSTER-BROTHERS
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVIII. GRETTIR'S VISIT TO AUDUN IN VIDIDAL; OFFERS HIS SERVICES TO BARDI
32. 32.CHAPTER XXIX. HORSE-FIGHT AT LANGAFIT
33. 33.CHAPTER XXX. THORBJORN OXMAIN AND THE FRAY AT HRUTAFJARDARHALS
34. 34.CHAPTER XXXI. GRETTIR'S VAIN ENDEAVOUR TO PROVOKE BARDI
35. 35.CHAPTER XXXII. THE SPOOK AT THORHALLSSTAD. GLAM THE SHEPHERD KILLED BY A FIEND. HIS GHOST WALKS
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIII. DOINGS OF GLAM'S GHOST. AWFUL CONDITION OF VATNSDAL
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIV. GRETTIR VISITS HIS UNCLE JOKULL
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXV. THE FIGHT WITH GLAM'S GHOST
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVI. THORBJORN SLOWCOACH AT HOME
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVII. GRETTIR SAILS FOR NORWAY AND KILLS THORBJORN SLOWCOACH
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVIII. GRETTIR FETCHES FIRE—THE SONS OF THORIR ARE BURNT
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXIX. GRETTIR APPEARS BEFORE THE KING AND FAILS TO UNDERGO THE ORDEAL
43. 43.CHAPTER XL. ADVENTURE WITH THE BERSERK SNAEKOLL
44. 44.CHAPTER XLI. THORSTEINN DROMUND'S ARMS
45. 45.CHAPTER XLII. DEATH OF ASMUND LONGHAIR
46. 46.CHAPTER XLIII. THE SONS OF THORIR OF SKARD ARE SLAIN BY ATLI AND GRIM
47. 47.CHAPTER XLIV. SETTLEMENT OF THE FEUD AT THE HUNAVATN THING
48. 48.CHAPTER XLV. ATLI MURDERED BY THORBJORN OXMAIN
49. 49.CHAPTER XLVI. SENTENCE OF OUTLAWRY PASSED UPON GRETTIR AT THE ALL-THING
50. 50.CHAPTER XLVII. GRETTIR RETURNS TO BJARG—SVEINN AND HIS HORSE SADDLE-HEAD
51. 51.CHAPTER XLVIII. DEATH OF THORBJORN OXMAIN
52. 52.CHAPTER XLIX. GRETTIR VISITS THORSTEINN KUGGASON AND SNORRI GODI
53. 53.CHAPTER L. GRETTIR WINTERS WITH THORGILS AT REYKJAHOLAR IN COMPANY WITH THE FOSTER-BROTHERS
54. 54.CHAPTER LI. GRETTIR'S CASE OVERBORNE AT THE ALL-THING
55. 55.CHAPTER LII. GRETTIR IS CAPTURED BY FARMERS AND RELEASED BY THORBJORG
56. 56.CHAPTER LIII. GRETTIR WINTERS IN LJARSKOGAR WITH THORSTEINN KUGGASON
57. 57.CHAPTER LIV. ADVENTURE WITH LOPT
58. 58.CHAPTER LV. GRETTIR IN THE ARNARVATN HEATH. DEATH OF GRIM THE FOREST-MAN
59. 59.CHAPTER LVI. TREACHERY AND DEATH OF THORIR REDBEARD
60. 60.CHAPTER LVII. ATTACK ON GRETTIR BY THORIR OF GARD WITH EIGHTY MEN REPULSED WITH THE AID OF HALLMUND
61. 61.CHAPTER LVIII. GRETTIR VISITS BJORN THE HITDALE WARRIOR AND TAKES REFUGE IN THE FAGRASKOGAFJALL
62. 62.CHAPTER LIX. THE CHASTISEMENT OF GISLI
63. 63.CHAPTER LX. THE BATTLE WITH THE MYRAMEN
64. 64.CHAPTER LXI. GRETTIR WINTERS UNDER THE GEITLAND GLACIER
65. 65.CHAPTER LXII. HALLMUND IS KILLED BY A FOREST-MAN NAMED GRIM
66. 66.CHAPTER LXIII. GRETTIR'S MEETING WITH THORIR ON THE REYKJA HEATH
67. 67.CHAPTER LXIV. GHOSTS IN BARDARDAL
68. 68.CHAPTER LXV. ADVENTURE WITH A TROLL-WOMAN
69. 69.CHAPTER LXVI. GRETTIR SLAYS A GIANT
70. 70.CHAPTER LXVII. VISIT TO GUDMUND THE MIGHTY
71. 71.CHAPTER LXVIII. FIGHT WITH THORODD THE SON OF SNORRI
72. 72.CHAPTER LXIX. GRETTIR'S LAST VISIT TO BJARG AND JOURNEY WITH ILLUGI TO DRANGEY
73. 73.CHAPTER LXX. THE PEOPLE OF SKAGAFJORD
74. 74.CHAPTER LXXI. THE BONDIS CLAIM THEIR PROPERTY IN DRANGEY
75. 75.CHAPTER LXXII. GRETTIR VISITS THE THING AT HEGRANES
76. 76.CHAPTER LXXIII. VISIT OF THORBJORN ANGLE TO DRANGEY
77. 77.CHAPTER LXXIV. THE FIRE GOES OUT IN DRANGEY
78. 78.CHAPTER LXXV. GRETTIR SWIMS TO THE MAINLAND FOR FIRE
79. 79.CHAPTER LXXVI. ADVENTURE OF HAERING IN DRANGEY
80. 80.CHAPTER LXXVII. GRETTIR'S CASE BEFORE THE ALL-THING
81. 81.CHAPTER LXXVIII. THORBJORN'S FOSTER-MOTHER
82. 82.CHAPTER LXXIX. THE SPELL TAKES EFFECT
83. 83.CHAPTER LXXX. THE SPELL CONTINUES TO WORK
84. 84.CHAPTER LXXXI. THORBJORN AGAIN VISITS DRANGEY
85. 85.CHAPTER LXXXII. THE LAST BATTLE—DEATH OF GRETTIR AND ILLUGI
86. 86.CHAPTER LXXXIII. THORBJORN VISITS GRETTIR'S MOTHER AT BJARG
87. 87.CHAPTER LXXXIV. THORBJORN IS EXILED AT THE THING
88. 88.CHAPTER LXXXV. THORBJORN GOES TO NORWAY AND CONSTANTINOPLE
89. 89.CHAPTER LXXXVI. GRETTIR'S DEATH AVENGED BY HIS BROTHER THORSTEINN DROMUND
90. 90.CHAPTER LXXXVII. THE LADY SPES
91. 91.CHAPTER LXXXVIII. ADVENTURES OF THORSTEINN AND SPES
92. 92.CHAPTER LXXXIX. THE ORDEAL
93. 93.CHAPTER XC. THORSTEINN AND SPES RETURN TO NORWAY
94. 94.CHAPTER XCI. ABSOLUTION IN ROME
95. 95.CHAPTER XCII. THE END OF THORSTEINN AND SPES
96. 96.CHAPTER XCIII. THE TESTIMONY OF STURLA THE LAWMAN

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