Laxdæla Saga / Translated from the Icelandic
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Written around 1245 by an unknown author, the Laxdaela Saga is an extraordinary tale of conflicting kinships and passionate love, and one of the most compelling works of Icelandic literature. Covering 150 years in the lives of the inhabitants of the community of Laxriverdale, the saga focuses primarily upon the story of Gudrun Osvif's-daughter: a proud, beautiful, vain and desirable figure, who is forced into an unhappy marriage and destroys the only man she has truly loved - her husband's best friend. A moving tale of murder and sacrifice, romance and regret, the Laxdaela Saga is also a fasci...
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- LAXDÆLA SAGA
- MURIEL A.C. PRESS
- MDCCCXCIX
- PUBLISHED BY
- J.M. DENT AND CO.
- ALDINE HOUSE, LONDON W.C.
- CONTENTS
- THE LAXDALE SAGA
- Chap. I
- Of Ketill Flatnose and his Descendants, 9th Century A.D. Ketill's family
- Chap. II
- Ketill and his Sons prepare to leave Norway
- Chap. III
- Ketill's Sons go to Iceland Of Bjorn in Iceland
- Chap. IV
- Ketill goes to Scotland, A.D. 890
- Chap. V
- Unn goes to Iceland, A.D. 895
- Chap. VI
- Unn Divides her Land
- Chap. VII
- Of the Wedding of Olaf "Feilan," A.D. 920
- Chap. VIII
- The Birth of Hrut and Thorgerd's Second Widowhood, A.D. 923
- Chap. IX
- Hoskuld's Marriage, A.D. 935
- Chap. X
- Of Viga Hrapp
- Chap. XI
- About Thord Goddi and Thorbjorn Skrjup
- Chap. XII
- Hoskuld Buys a Slave Woman
- Chap. XIII
- Hoskuld Returns to Iceland, A.D. 948
- Chap. XIV
- The Murder of Hall, Ingjald's Brother
- Chap. XV
- Thorolf's Escape with Asgaut the Thrall
- Chap. XVI
- Thord becomes Olaf's Foster Father, A.D. 950
- Chap. XVII
- About Viga Hrapp's Ghost, A.D. 950
- Chap. XVIII
- Of the Drowning of Thorstein Swart
- Chap. XIX
- Hrut Comes to Iceland
- Chap. XX
- Melkorka's Marriage and Olaf the Peacock's Journey, A.D. 955 Of Thorliek Hoskuldson
- Chap. XXI
- Olaf the Peacock goes to Ireland, A.D. 955
- Chap. XXII
- Olaf the Peacock comes Home to Iceland, A.D. 957
- Chap. XXIII
- The Marriage of Olaf Peacock and Thorgerd, the Daughter of Egil, A.D. 959
- Chap. XXIV
- The Building of Herdholt, A. D. 960
- Chap. XXV
- About Hoskuld's Sons
- Chap. XXVI
- The Death of Hoskuld, A.D. 985
- Chap. XXVII
- The Funeral Feast for Hoskuld
- Chap. XXVIII
- The Birth of Kjartan, Olaf's Son, A.D. 978
- Chap. XXIX
- Olaf's Second Journey to Norway, A.D. 975
- Chap. XXX
- About Giermund and Thured, A.D. 978
- Chap. XXXI
- Thured's Second Marriage, A.D. 980
- Chap. XXXII
- Of Osvif Helgeson
- Chap. XXXIII
- Of Gest Oddleifson and Gudrun's Dreams
- Chap. XXXIV
- Gudrun's First Marriage, A.D. 989
- Chap. XXXV
- Gudrun's Second Marriage, A.D. 991
- Chap. XXXVI
- About Kotkell and Grima
- Chap. XXXVII
- About Hrut and Eldgrim, A.D. 995
- Chap. XXXVIII
- The Death of Stigandi. Thorliek leaves Iceland
- Chap. XXXIX
- Of Kjartan's Friendship for Bolli
- Chap. XL
- Kjartan and Bolli Voyage to Norway, A.D. 996
- Chap. XLI
- Bolli returns to Iceland, A.D. 999
- Chap. XLII
- Bolli makes love to Gudrun, A.D. 1000
- Chap. XLIII
- Kjartan comes back to Iceland, A.D. 1001
- Chap. XLIV
- Kjartan comes home, A.D. 1001
- Chap. XLV
- Kjartan marries Hrefna, A.D. 1002
- Chap. XLVI
- Feast at Herdholt and the Loss of Kjartan's Sword, A.D. 1002
- Chap. XLVII
- Kjartan goes to Laugar, and of the Bargain for Tongue, A.D. 1003
- Chap. XLVIII
- The Men of Laugar and Gudrun plan an Ambush for Kjartan, A.D. 1003
- Chap. XLIX
- The Death of Kjartan
- Chap. L
- The End of Hrefna. The Peace Settled, A.D. 1003
- Chap. LI
- Osvif's Sons are Banished
- Chap. LII
- The Killing of Thorkell of Goat's Peak
- Chap. LIII
- Thorgerd's Egging, A.D. 1007
- Chap. LIV
- Halldor prepares to avenge Kjartan
- Chap. LV
- The Death of Bolli
- Chap. LVI
- Bolli Bollison is born, A.D. 1008
- Chap. LVII
- About Thorgils Hallason, A.D. 1018
- Chap. LVIII
- Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad
- Chap. LIX
- Gudrun demands Revenge for Bolli, A.D. 1019
- Chap. LX
- The Egging of Gudrun
- Chap. LXI
- Of Thorstein the Black and Lambi
- Chap. LXII
- Thorgils and his Followers leave Home
- Chap. LXIII
- The Description of his Enemies brought to Helgi
- Chap. LXIV
- The Death of Helgi, A.D. 1019
- Chap. LXV
- Of Gudrun's Deceit
- Chap. LXVI
- Osvif and Gest die
- Chap. LXVII
- The Death of Thorgils Hallason, A.D. 1020
- Chap. LXVIII
- Gudrun's Marriage with Thorkell Eyjolfson
- Chap. LXIX
- The Quarrel about Gunnar at the Feast
- Chap. LXX
- Thorleik goes to Norway
- Chap. LXXI
- The Peace between the Sons of Bolli and the Sons of Olaf, A.D. 1026
- Chap. LXXII
- Bolli and Thorleik go abroad, A. D. 1029
- Chap. LXXIII
- Bolli's Voyage
- Chap. LXXIV
- Thorkell Eyjolfson goes to Norway
- Chap. LXXV
- Thorkell and Thorstein and Halldor Olafson, A.D. 1026
- Chap. LXXVI
- The Drowning of Thorkell, A.D. 1026
- Chap. LXXVII
- The Return of Bolli, A.D. 1030
- Chap. LXXVIII
- The Death of Snorri, and the End, A.D. 1031
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