The Story of Burnt Njal: The Great Icelandic Tribune, Jurist, and Counsellor

f Gnup in Midfjord, a kinsman of Skeggi of Midfjord. By her Onund had a son named Thorgrim, who grew up quickly to manhood, tall and strong, wise and a good manager. Onund co

whence they nick-named him Greyhead. His mother Thordis married again, taking as her second husband Audun Skokull. They had a son n

, the daughter of Ingolf of Ingolfsfjord, by whom he had a s

the three fjords which are called by their names, where they lived. Eyvind had a son named

s were full of fish. The men of Vik now laid their plans. Flosi had a man in Arnes named Thorfinn, and sent him to fetch Thorgeir's head. This man hid himself in the boatshed. One morning when Thorgeir was preparing to row out with two other men, one of whom was named Brand, Thorgeir was walking ahead with a leather skin on his back containing some drink. It was very dark, and as he passed the boat-house Thorfinn sprang out upon him and dealt him a blow with an axe between his

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was unhurt. They could make no search for the man because it was dark, so they rowed on down the fjord to Kaldbak, where they told what ha

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