The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga
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THE SAGA OF GRETTIR THE STRONG
GRETTIR'S SAGA
Written in Icelandic, sometime in the early 14th Century.
CHAPTER I. THE FAMILY AND EARLY WARS OF ONUND THE SON OF OFEIG
CHAPTER II. THE BATTLE OF HAFRSFJORD
CHAPTER III. MEETING OF DEFEATED CHIEFS IN THE WEST AND MARRIAGE OF ONUND
CHAPTER IV. FIGHT WITH VIKINGS VIGBJOD AND VESTMAR
CHAPTER V. VISIT OF ONUND AND THRAND TO EYVIND IN IRELAND
CHAPTER VI. DEATH OF BJORN; DISPUTES OVER HIS PROPERTY IN NORWAY
CHAPTER VII. MURDER OF ONDOTT CROW, AND THE VENGEANCE THEREFOR
CHAPTER VIII. ONUND AND ASMUND SAIL TO ICELAND
CHAPTER IX. ONUND SETTLES IN KALDBAK
CHAPTER X. OFEIG GRETTIR IS KILLED. VISIT OF ONUND TO AUD THE DEEP-MINDED
CHAPTER XI. DEATH OF ONUND. DISPUTES BETWEEN THE SONS OF ONUND AND OF EIRIK
CHAPTER XII. BATTLE AT RIFSKER
CHAPTER XIII. THORGRIM SETTLES AT BJARG AND MARRIES. HIS SON ASMUND VISITS NORWAY AND MARRIES TWICE
CHAPTER XIV. ASMUND'S CHILDREN. GRETTIR'S CHILDHOOD
CHAPTER XV. GAMES AT MIDFJORDVATN
CHAPTER XVI. GRETTIR KILLS SKEGGI AND IS OUTLAWED FOR THREE YEARS
CHAPTER XVII. GRETTIR SAILS FOR NORWAY AND IS WRECKED ON HARAMARSEY
CHAPTER XVIII. ADVENTURE IN THE HOWE OF KAR THE OLD
CHAPTER XIX. BERSERKS AT HARAMARSEY
CHAPTER XX. THORFINN'S RETURN. GRETTIR VISITS THE NORTH
CHAPTER XXI. ADVENTURE WITH A BEAR
CHAPTER XXII. GRETTIR KILLS BJORN AND IS SUMMONED BEFORE JARL SVEINN
CHAPTER XXIII. GRETTIR KILLS HJARRANDI
CHAPTER XXIV. GRETTIR KILLS GUNNAR. HIS FRIENDS RALLY ROUND HIM AND SAVE HIM FROM THE VENGEANCE OF THE JARL
CHAPTER XXV. EVENTS IN ICELAND. THORGILS MAKSSON ATTACKED BY THE FOSTER-BROTHERS AND SLAIN
CHAPTER XXVI. THE FEUD WITH THE FOSTER-BROTHERS IS TAKEN UP BY ASMUND AND THORSTEINN KUGGASON
CHAPTER XXVII. SENTENCES ON THE FOSTER-BROTHERS
CHAPTER XXVIII. GRETTIR'S VISIT TO AUDUN IN VIDIDAL; OFFERS HIS SERVICES TO BARDI
CHAPTER XXIX. HORSE-FIGHT AT LANGAFIT
CHAPTER XXX. THORBJORN OXMAIN AND THE FRAY AT HRUTAFJARDARHALS
CHAPTER XXXI. GRETTIR'S VAIN ENDEAVOUR TO PROVOKE BARDI
CHAPTER XXXII. THE SPOOK AT THORHALLSSTAD. GLAM THE SHEPHERD KILLED BY A FIEND. HIS GHOST WALKS
CHAPTER XXXIII. DOINGS OF GLAM'S GHOST. AWFUL CONDITION OF VATNSDAL
CHAPTER XXXIV. GRETTIR VISITS HIS UNCLE JOKULL
CHAPTER XXXV. THE FIGHT WITH GLAM'S GHOST
CHAPTER XXXVI. THORBJORN SLOWCOACH AT HOME
CHAPTER XXXVII. GRETTIR SAILS FOR NORWAY AND KILLS THORBJORN SLOWCOACH
CHAPTER XXXVIII. GRETTIR FETCHES FIRE—THE SONS OF THORIR ARE BURNT
CHAPTER XXXIX. GRETTIR APPEARS BEFORE THE KING AND FAILS TO UNDERGO THE ORDEAL
CHAPTER XL. ADVENTURE WITH THE BERSERK SNAEKOLL
CHAPTER XLI. THORSTEINN DROMUND'S ARMS
CHAPTER XLII. DEATH OF ASMUND LONGHAIR
CHAPTER XLIII. THE SONS OF THORIR OF SKARD ARE SLAIN BY ATLI AND GRIM
CHAPTER XLIV. SETTLEMENT OF THE FEUD AT THE HUNAVATN THING
CHAPTER XLV. ATLI MURDERED BY THORBJORN OXMAIN
CHAPTER XLVI. SENTENCE OF OUTLAWRY PASSED UPON GRETTIR AT THE ALL-THING
CHAPTER XLVII. GRETTIR RETURNS TO BJARG—SVEINN AND HIS HORSE SADDLE-HEAD
CHAPTER XLVIII. DEATH OF THORBJORN OXMAIN
CHAPTER XLIX. GRETTIR VISITS THORSTEINN KUGGASON AND SNORRI GODI
CHAPTER L. GRETTIR WINTERS WITH THORGILS AT REYKJAHOLAR IN COMPANY WITH THE FOSTER-BROTHERS
CHAPTER LI. GRETTIR'S CASE OVERBORNE AT THE ALL-THING
CHAPTER LII. GRETTIR IS CAPTURED BY FARMERS AND RELEASED BY THORBJORG
CHAPTER LIII. GRETTIR WINTERS IN LJARSKOGAR WITH THORSTEINN KUGGASON
CHAPTER LIV. ADVENTURE WITH LOPT
CHAPTER LV. GRETTIR IN THE ARNARVATN HEATH. DEATH OF GRIM THE FOREST-MAN
CHAPTER LVI. TREACHERY AND DEATH OF THORIR REDBEARD
CHAPTER LVII. ATTACK ON GRETTIR BY THORIR OF GARD WITH EIGHTY MEN REPULSED WITH THE AID OF HALLMUND
CHAPTER LVIII. GRETTIR VISITS BJORN THE HITDALE WARRIOR AND TAKES REFUGE IN THE FAGRASKOGAFJALL
CHAPTER LIX. THE CHASTISEMENT OF GISLI
CHAPTER LX. THE BATTLE WITH THE MYRAMEN
CHAPTER LXI. GRETTIR WINTERS UNDER THE GEITLAND GLACIER
CHAPTER LXII. HALLMUND IS KILLED BY A FOREST-MAN NAMED GRIM
CHAPTER LXIII. GRETTIR'S MEETING WITH THORIR ON THE REYKJA HEATH
CHAPTER LXIV. GHOSTS IN BARDARDAL
CHAPTER LXV. ADVENTURE WITH A TROLL-WOMAN
CHAPTER LXVI. GRETTIR SLAYS A GIANT
CHAPTER LXVII. VISIT TO GUDMUND THE MIGHTY
CHAPTER LXVIII. FIGHT WITH THORODD THE SON OF SNORRI
CHAPTER LXIX. GRETTIR'S LAST VISIT TO BJARG AND JOURNEY WITH ILLUGI TO DRANGEY
CHAPTER LXX. THE PEOPLE OF SKAGAFJORD
CHAPTER LXXI. THE BONDIS CLAIM THEIR PROPERTY IN DRANGEY
CHAPTER LXXII. GRETTIR VISITS THE THING AT HEGRANES
CHAPTER LXXIII. VISIT OF THORBJORN ANGLE TO DRANGEY
CHAPTER LXXIV. THE FIRE GOES OUT IN DRANGEY
CHAPTER LXXV. GRETTIR SWIMS TO THE MAINLAND FOR FIRE
CHAPTER LXXVI. ADVENTURE OF HAERING IN DRANGEY
CHAPTER LXXVII. GRETTIR'S CASE BEFORE THE ALL-THING
CHAPTER LXXVIII. THORBJORN'S FOSTER-MOTHER
CHAPTER LXXIX. THE SPELL TAKES EFFECT
CHAPTER LXXX. THE SPELL CONTINUES TO WORK
CHAPTER LXXXI. THORBJORN AGAIN VISITS DRANGEY
CHAPTER LXXXII. THE LAST BATTLE—DEATH OF GRETTIR AND ILLUGI
CHAPTER LXXXIII. THORBJORN VISITS GRETTIR'S MOTHER AT BJARG
CHAPTER LXXXIV. THORBJORN IS EXILED AT THE THING
CHAPTER LXXXV. THORBJORN GOES TO NORWAY AND CONSTANTINOPLE
CHAPTER LXXXVI. GRETTIR'S DEATH AVENGED BY HIS BROTHER THORSTEINN DROMUND
CHAPTER LXXXVII. THE LADY SPES
CHAPTER LXXXVIII. ADVENTURES OF THORSTEINN AND SPES
CHAPTER LXXXIX. THE ORDEAL
CHAPTER XC. THORSTEINN AND SPES RETURN TO NORWAY
CHAPTER XCI. ABSOLUTION IN ROME
CHAPTER XCII. THE END OF THORSTEINN AND SPES
CHAPTER XCIII. THE TESTIMONY OF STURLA THE LAWMAN
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